What color is #281114?

#281114 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 #281114?

The RGB value is 40, 17, 20: 40 red, 17 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281114?

The complementary color is #112825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281114?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281114 color

#281114 rgb(40, 17, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #281114 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 6.7% green and 7.8% blue (40, 17, 20).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 40% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 50% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#281114 color codes

HEX	`#281114`
RGB	`rgb(40, 17, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 6.7%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 40%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 50%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.15, 12.38, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.15, 12.74, 13.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.202, 0.903, 0.773)`
Decimal	`2625812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281114, 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 #281114	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281114 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #281114 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281114; }
.text { color: #281114; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281114; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 17 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281114, #281911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #281114?: #281114 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 #281114?: The RGB value is 40, 17, 20: 40 red, 17 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281114?: The complementary color is #112825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281114?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.