What color is #28271F?

#28271F 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 #28271F?

The RGB value is 40, 39, 31: 40 red, 39 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28271F?

The complementary color is #1F2028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28271F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28271F color

#28271F rgb(40, 39, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #28271F is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.3% green and 12.2% blue (40, 39, 31).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 13% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#28271F color codes

HEX	`#28271F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 39, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 13%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 23%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.49, -1.3, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.49, 5.62, 103.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.848, 2.001, 1.585)`
Decimal	`2631455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28271F, 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 #28271F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28271F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #28271F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28271f; }
.text { color: #28271f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28271f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 39 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28271f, #25281f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #28271F?: #28271F 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 #28271F?: The RGB value is 40, 39, 31: 40 red, 39 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28271F?: The complementary color is #1F2028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28271F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.