What color is #281F28?

#281F28 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281F28?

The RGB value is 40, 31, 40: 40 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281F28?

The complementary color is #1F281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281F28 color

#281F28 rgb(40, 31, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #281F28 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 12.2% green and 15.7% blue (40, 31, 40).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#281F28 color codes

HEX	`#281F28`
RGB	`rgb(40, 31, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 12.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 23%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.13, 6.4, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.13, 7.77, 325.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.748, 1.584, 2.221)`
Decimal	`2629416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281F28, 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 #281F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #281F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281f28; }
.text { color: #281f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 31 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281f28, #281f24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #281F28?: #281F28 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281F28?: The RGB value is 40, 31, 40: 40 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281F28?: The complementary color is #1F281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.