What color is #28292F?

#28292F is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28292F?

The RGB value is 40, 41, 47: 40 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28292F?

The complementary color is #2F2E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28292F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28292F color

#28292F rgb(40, 41, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #28292F is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.1% green and 18.4% blue (40, 41, 47).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Jaguar (#29292F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#28292F color codes

HEX	`#28292F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 41, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 15%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.71, 1.09, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.71, 4.2, 285.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.181, 2.242, 3.007)`
Decimal	`2631983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28292F, 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 #28292F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28292F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #28292F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28292f; }
.text { color: #28292f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28292f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 41 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28292f, #2b282f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #28292F?: #28292F is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28292F?: The RGB value is 40, 41, 47: 40 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28292F?: The complementary color is #2F2E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28292F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.