What color is #28230A?

#28230A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28230A?

The RGB value is 40, 35, 10: 40 red, 35 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28230A?

The complementary color is #0A0F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28230A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28230A color

#28230A rgb(40, 35, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #28230A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 13.7% green and 3.9% blue (40, 35, 10).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 60% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 75% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#28230A color codes

HEX	`#28230A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 35, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 13.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 60%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 75%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 75%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.68, -1.66, 16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.68, 16.1, 95.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.531, 1.675, 0.53)`
Decimal	`2630410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28230A, 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 #28230A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28230A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #28230A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28230a; }
.text { color: #28230a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28230a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 35 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28230a, #1e280a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #28230A?: #28230A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28230A?: The RGB value is 40, 35, 10: 40 red, 35 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28230A?: The complementary color is #0A0F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28230A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.