What color is #28273A?

#28273A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28273A?

The RGB value is 40, 39, 58: 40 red, 39 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28273A?

The complementary color is #393A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28273A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28273A color

#28273A rgb(40, 39, 58)

Shades of blue

The hex color #28273A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.3% green and 22.7% blue (40, 39, 58).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#28273A color codes

HEX	`#28273A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 39, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 33%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.54, 5.69, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.54, 13.3, 295.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.364, 2.208, 4.304)`
Decimal	`2631482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28273A, 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 #28273A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28273A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #28273A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28273a; }
.text { color: #28273a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28273a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 39 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28273a, #31273a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #28273A?: #28273A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28273A?: The RGB value is 40, 39, 58: 40 red, 39 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28273A?: The complementary color is #393A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28273A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.