What color is #28131B?

#28131B 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 #28131B?

The RGB value is 40, 19, 27: 40 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28131B?

The complementary color is #132820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28131B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28131B color

#28131B rgb(40, 19, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #28131B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 7.5% green and 10.6% blue (40, 19, 27).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 36% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 33% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#28131B color codes

HEX	`#28131B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 19, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 7.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 36%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 53%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 33%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.96, 12.17, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.96, 12.21, 355.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.306, 0.996, 1.16)`
Decimal	`2626331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28131B, 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 #28131B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28131B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #28131B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28131b; }
.text { color: #28131b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28131b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 19 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28131b, #281613); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #28131B?: #28131B 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 #28131B?: The RGB value is 40, 19, 27: 40 red, 19 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28131B?: The complementary color is #132820, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28131B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.