What color is #28121B?

#28121B 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 #28121B?

The RGB value is 40, 18, 27: 40 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28121B?

The complementary color is #12281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28121B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28121B color

#28121B rgb(40, 18, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #28121B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 7.1% green and 10.6% blue (40, 18, 27).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 33% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#28121B color codes

HEX	`#28121B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 18, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 7.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 33%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.68, 12.87, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.68, 12.94, 353.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.289, 0.963, 1.155)`
Decimal	`2626075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28121B, 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 #28121B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28121B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #28121B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28121b; }
.text { color: #28121b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28121b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 18 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28121b, #281412); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #28121B?: #28121B 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 #28121B?: The RGB value is 40, 18, 27: 40 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28121B?: The complementary color is #12281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28121B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.