What color is #280E13?

#280E13 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280E13?

The RGB value is 40, 14, 19: 40 red, 14 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280E13?

The complementary color is #0E2823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280E13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280E13 color

#280E13 rgb(40, 14, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #280E13 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 5.5% green and 7.5% blue (40, 14, 19).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 48% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 53% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#280E13 color codes

HEX	`#280E13`
RGB	`rgb(40, 14, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 5.5%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 48%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 65%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 53%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.34, 14.18, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.34, 14.4, 9.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.15, 0.812, 0.712)`
Decimal	`2625043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280E13, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #280E13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280E13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #280E13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280e13; }
.text { color: #280e13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280e13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 14 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280e13, #28160e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #280E13?: #280E13 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280E13?: The RGB value is 40, 14, 19: 40 red, 14 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280E13?: The complementary color is #0E2823, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280E13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.