What color is #28191B?

#28191B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28191B?

The RGB value is 40, 25, 27: 40 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28191B?

The complementary color is #192826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28191B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28191B color

#28191B rgb(40, 25, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #28191B is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 9.8% green and 10.6% blue (40, 25, 27).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 23% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 33% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#28191B color codes

HEX	`#28191B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 25, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 9.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 23%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 38%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 33%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.74, 7.88, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.74, 8.05, 11.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.421, 1.226, 1.198)`
Decimal	`2627867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28191B, 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 #28191B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28191B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #28191B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28191b; }
.text { color: #28191b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28191b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 25 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28191b, #281e19); }

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Questions

What color is #28191B?: #28191B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28191B?: The RGB value is 40, 25, 27: 40 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28191B?: The complementary color is #192826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28191B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.