What color is #28180F?

#28180F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28180F?

The RGB value is 40, 24, 15: 40 red, 24 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28180F?

The complementary color is #0F1F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28180F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28180F color

#28180F rgb(40, 24, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #28180F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 9.4% green and 5.9% blue (40, 24, 15).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 45% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 62% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#28180F color codes

HEX	`#28180F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 24, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 9.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 45%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 62%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.1, 6.71, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.1, 11.05, 52.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.288, 1.139, 0.604)`
Decimal	`2627599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28180F, 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 #28180F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28180F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #28180F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28180f; }
.text { color: #28180f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28180f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 24 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28180f, #28250f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #28180F?: #28180F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28180F?: The RGB value is 40, 24, 15: 40 red, 24 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28180F?: The complementary color is #0F1F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28180F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.