What color is #280F1D?

#280F1D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280F1D?

The RGB value is 40, 15, 29: 40 red, 15 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280F1D?

The complementary color is #0F281A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280F1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280F1D color

#280F1D rgb(40, 15, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #280F1D is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 5.9% green and 11.4% blue (40, 15, 29).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 45% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#280F1D color codes

HEX	`#280F1D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 15, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 5.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 45%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 27%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.96, 15.29, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.96, 15.8, 345.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.268, 0.882, 1.266)`
Decimal	`2625309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280F1D, 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 #280F1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280F1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #280F1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280f1d; }
.text { color: #280f1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280f1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 15 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280f1d, #280f11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #280F1D?: #280F1D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280F1D?: The RGB value is 40, 15, 29: 40 red, 15 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280F1D?: The complementary color is #0F281A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280F1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.