What color is #28112A?

#28112A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28112A?

The RGB value is 40, 17, 42: 40 red, 17 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28112A?

The complementary color is #132A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28112A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28112A color

#28112A rgb(40, 17, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #28112A is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 6.7% green and 16.5% blue (40, 17, 42).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 42% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#28112A color codes

HEX	`#28112A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 17, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 6.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 42%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 60%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 60%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.15, 16.82, -11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.15, 20.66, 324.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.493, 1.019, 2.308)`
Decimal	`2625834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28112A, 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 #28112A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28112A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #28112A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28112a; }
.text { color: #28112a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28112a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 17 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28112a, #2a111f); }

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Questions

What color is #28112A?: #28112A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28112A?: The RGB value is 40, 17, 42: 40 red, 17 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28112A?: The complementary color is #132A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28112A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.