What color is #28261D?

#28261D 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 #28261D?

The RGB value is 40, 38, 29: 40 red, 38 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28261D?

The complementary color is #1D1F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28261D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28261D color

#28261D rgb(40, 38, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #28261D is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.9% green and 11.4% blue (40, 38, 29).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 16% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#28261D color codes

HEX	`#28261D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 38, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 16%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.09, -1, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.09, 6.4, 99.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.79, 1.926, 1.44)`
Decimal	`2631197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28261D, 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 #28261D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28261D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #28261D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28261d; }
.text { color: #28261d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28261d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 38 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28261d, #24281d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #28261D?: #28261D 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 #28261D?: The RGB value is 40, 38, 29: 40 red, 38 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28261D?: The complementary color is #1D1F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28261D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.