What color is #28141E?

#28141E 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 #28141E?

The RGB value is 40, 20, 30: 40 red, 20 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28141E?

The complementary color is #14281E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28141E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28141E color

#28141E rgb(40, 20, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #28141E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 7.8% green and 11.8% blue (40, 20, 30).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 33% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 25% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#28141E color codes

HEX	`#28141E`
RGB	`rgb(40, 20, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 7.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 33%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 50%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 25%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.36, 12.05, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.36, 12.34, 347.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.36, 1.045, 1.358)`
Decimal	`2626590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28141E, 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 #28141E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28141E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #28141E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28141e; }
.text { color: #28141e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28141e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 20 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28141e, #281414); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #28141E?: #28141E 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 #28141E?: The RGB value is 40, 20, 30: 40 red, 20 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28141E?: The complementary color is #14281E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28141E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.