What color is #281932?

#281932 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281932?

The RGB value is 40, 25, 50: 40 red, 25 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281932?

The complementary color is #233219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281932?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281932 color

#281932 rgb(40, 25, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #281932 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 9.8% green and 19.6% blue (40, 25, 50).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 33% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#281932 color codes

HEX	`#281932`
RGB	`rgb(40, 25, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 9.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 33%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 50%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 50%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.8, 13.4, -13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.8, 19.17, 314.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.798, 1.377, 3.188)`
Decimal	`2627890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281932, 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 #281932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #281932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281932; }
.text { color: #281932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 25 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281932, #321930); }

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Questions

What color is #281932?: #281932 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281932?: The RGB value is 40, 25, 50: 40 red, 25 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281932?: The complementary color is #233219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281932?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.