All About Color #280C0B

#280C0B

About #280C0B

#280C0B is a very dark red color with the hex code #280C0B. In RGB it is red 40, green 12, blue 11; in HSL it is hue 2°, saturation 57%, lightness 10%; in CMYK it is 0%, 70%, 73%, 84%. Its contrast ratio is 18.30:1 on white and 1.15:1 on black.

#280C0B Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 0C, 0B
CMYK0.00%, 70.00%, 72.50%, 84.31%
RGB Decimal40, 12, 11
HSL2°, 57%, 10%
RGB Octal50, 14, 13
HSV (HSB)2.07°, 72.50%, 15.69%
RGB Binary101000, 1100, 1011
CIE-L*AB6.67, 14.25, 5.73
RGB Percent15.69%, 4.71%, 4.31%
CIE-L*CH6.67, 15.36, 21.93
XYZ1.07, 0.74, 0.40
CIE-L*UV6.67, 10.57, 2.55
xyY0.48, 0.33, 0.74
Hunter-Lab8.59, 7.13, 3.23
RYB15.69%, 4.72%, 4.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#280C0B on a dark background: contrast 1.15:1, fails WCAG AA.
#280C0B on a light background: contrast 18.30:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #280C0B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#280C0B · #70211F · #140605 · #0B2728 · #1F6D70

Analogous palette

#280B27 · #280B19 · #280C0B · #281A0B · #27280B

Triadic palette

#280C0B · #0B280C · #0C0B28 · #70211F · #1F7021

Tetradic palette

#280C0B · #19280B · #0B2728 · #1A0B28 · #140605

Monochromatic palette

#140605 · #140605 · #280C0B · #641E1B · #A0302C

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