What color is #28240E?

#28240E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28240E?

The RGB value is 40, 36, 14: 40 red, 36 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28240E?

The complementary color is #0E1228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28240E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28240E color

#28240E rgb(40, 36, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #28240E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.1% green and 5.5% blue (40, 36, 14).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 48% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 65% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#28240E color codes

HEX	`#28240E`
RGB	`rgb(40, 36, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.1%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 48%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 65%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 65%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.09, -1.93, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.09, 14.85, 97.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.585, 1.745, 0.669)`
Decimal	`2630670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28240E, 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 #28240E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28240E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #28240E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28240e; }
.text { color: #28240e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28240e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 36 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28240e, #1f280e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #28240E?: #28240E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28240E?: The RGB value is 40, 36, 14: 40 red, 36 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28240E?: The complementary color is #0E1228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28240E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.