Colour

#280C1C

#280C1C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#280C1C is a magenta with RGB values 40, 12, 28 and HSL 326°, 54%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#280C1C#280C1C

HEX#280C1C

RGBrgb(40, 12, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.0471, 0.1098

RGB percentages15.7%, 4.7%, 11%

HSLhsl(325.7, 53.8%, 10.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 70%, 15.7%)

CMYK0%, 70%, 30%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,624,540

CSS custom property--colour: #280C1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness25.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.11:1

Contrast with white18.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#D7F3E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0F131Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#17181Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2B0B12no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.4 Dim grey · ΔE 41.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 45.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 48.4 Gray · ΔE 49.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0C2818

Analogous#260C28, #280C0E

Triadic#1C280C, #0C1C28

Split complementary#0E280C, #0C2826

Tetradic#28260C, #0C2818, #0C0E28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C43C8A

Lighter +30%#9E2F6E

Lighter +20%#762453

Lighter +10%#4F1837

Darker −10%#010001

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F061D

Less saturated −25%#22121B

Channel breakdown

R40

G12

B28

Red40 (15.7%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue325.71°

Saturation (HSL)53.85%

Lightness10.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 28 · G 0C · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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