What color is #28211D?

#28211D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28211D?

The RGB value is 40, 33, 29: 40 red, 33 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28211D?

The complementary color is #1D2428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28211D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28211D color

#28211D rgb(40, 33, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #28211D is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 12.9% green and 11.4% blue (40, 33, 29).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 16% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#28211D color codes

HEX	`#28211D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 33, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 12.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 16%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 28%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.4, 2.51, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.4, 4.67, 57.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.641, 1.628, 1.39)`
Decimal	`2629917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28211D, 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 #28211D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28211D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #28211D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28211d; }
.text { color: #28211d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28211d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 33 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28211d, #28271d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #28211D?: #28211D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28211D?: The RGB value is 40, 33, 29: 40 red, 33 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28211D?: The complementary color is #1D2428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28211D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.