What color is #28270F?

#28270F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28270F?

The RGB value is 40, 39, 15: 40 red, 39 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28270F?

The complementary color is #0F1028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28270F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28270F color

#28270F rgb(40, 39, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #28270F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.3% green and 5.9% blue (40, 39, 15).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 45% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 62% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 7.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#28270F color codes

HEX	`#28270F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 39, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 45%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 62%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.15, -3.85, 15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.15, 16.05, 103.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.687, 1.937, 0.737)`
Decimal	`2631439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28270F, 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 #28270F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28270F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #28270F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28270f; }
.text { color: #28270f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28270f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 39 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28270f, #1c280f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #28270F?: #28270F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28270F?: The RGB value is 40, 39, 15: 40 red, 39 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28270F?: The complementary color is #0F1028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28270F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.