What color is #28251C?

#28251C is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28251C?

The RGB value is 40, 37, 28: 40 red, 37 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28251C?

The complementary color is #1C1F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28251C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28251C color

#28251C rgb(40, 37, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #28251C is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.5% green and 11% blue (40, 37, 28).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 18% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#28251C color codes

HEX	`#28251C`
RGB	`rgb(40, 37, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 18%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 30%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.72, -0.5, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.72, 6.53, 94.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.746, 1.858, 1.365)`
Decimal	`2630940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28251C, 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 #28251C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28251C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #28251C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28251c; }
.text { color: #28251c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28251c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 37 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28251c, #25281c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #28251C?: #28251C is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28251C?: The RGB value is 40, 37, 28: 40 red, 37 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28251C?: The complementary color is #1C1F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28251C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.