#28042A Color

#28042A is rgb(40, 4, 42) in RGB, hsl(297, 83%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 90%, 0%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 10.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28042A

HEX#28042A

RGBrgb(40, 4, 42)

HSLhsl(297, 83%, 9%)

HSVhsv(297, 90%, 16%)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 90%, 0%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(20.3% 0.082 325.8)

LABlab(6.32% 22.90 -16.29)

LCHlch(6.32% 28.10 324.57)

What #28042A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #28042A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Purple#301934ΔE 10.25 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 14.62 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 21.08 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 22.75 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 23.2 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 23.39

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#28042A Channel Values

How #28042A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 40 · G 4 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 297° · S 83% · L 9%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 297° · S 90% · V 16%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 5% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 84%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	18.4:1 vs white · 1.14:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28042A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #28042A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28042A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #28042A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #28042A.

How #28042A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#28042A

Protanopia#0F0F2A

Protanomaly#1B0B2A

Deuteranopia#161629

Deuteranomaly#1E102A

Tritanopia#250D0D

Tritanomaly#26091C

Achromatopsia#141414

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Using #28042A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-28042a: #28042A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28042A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28042a': '#28042A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.016, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_28042a">#28042A</color>

SVG fillfill="#28042A"

More Pink Colors

#28042A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#28042A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28042A?

#28042A is a darkest pink — rgb(40, 4, 42) in RGB and hsl(297, 83%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.25.

What is the RGB value of #28042A?

#28042A is rgb(40, 4, 42) — red 40, green 4, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28042A?

#28042A converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 90%, 0%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28042A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #28042A scores 18.4:1 against white and 1.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28042A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28042A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 28.81, which is a different colour altogether.

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