What color is #280F12?

#280F12 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280F12?

The RGB value is 40, 15, 18: 40 red, 15 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280F12?

The complementary color is #0F2825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280F12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280F12 color

#280F12 rgb(40, 15, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #280F12 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 5.9% green and 7.1% blue (40, 15, 18).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 45% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 55% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#280F12 color codes

HEX	`#280F12`
RGB	`rgb(40, 15, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 5.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 45%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 55%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.56, 13.42, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.56, 13.85, 14.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.155, 0.837, 0.673)`
Decimal	`2625298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280F12, 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 #280F12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280F12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #280F12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280f12; }
.text { color: #280f12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280f12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 15 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280f12, #28190f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #280F12?: #280F12 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280F12?: The RGB value is 40, 15, 18: 40 red, 15 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280F12?: The complementary color is #0F2825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280F12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.