#280a08

Color #280a08

A moderately saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.31 Nearest Tailwind class red-950 #460809 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#280a08

RGB

rgb(40, 10, 8)

HSL

hsl(3.8, 66.7%, 9.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.8, 80%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75%, 80%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(6.2, 14.89, 6.28)

LCH

lch(6.2, 16.16, 22.87)

OKLCH

oklch(19.6%, 0.051, 26.92)

HWB

hwb(3.8, 3.1%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#082628

Analogous

#280816

#280a08

#281a08

Triadic

#280a08

#08280a

#0a0828

Split-complementary

#280a08

#08281a

#081628

Tetradic

#280a08

#262808

#082628

#0a0828

Square

#280a08

#162808

#082628

#1a0828

Shades

Color #280a08 mixed toward black.

#210807

#1b0705

#140504

#0d0303

#070201

Tints

Color #280a08 mixed toward white.

#681a15

#a82a22

#d9483e

#e5857f

#f2c2bf

Tones

Color #280a08 mixed toward gray.

#250c0b

#230f0d

#201110

#1d1313

#1b1615

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.14:1

White text reads better on this background (18.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1f1e08 · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#202209 · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#270909 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#141414 · ΔE 15.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #280a08;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#280a08]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#280a08 (#280a08) is rgb(40, 10, 8) in RGB.

No, #280a08 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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