#280B21 Color

#280B21 is rgb(40, 11, 33) in RGB, hsl(314, 57%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 18%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#280B21

HEX#280B21

RGBrgb(40, 11, 33)

HSLhsl(314, 57%, 10%)

HSVhsv(314, 73%, 16%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 18%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(20.8% 0.059 337.9)

LABlab(7.26% 17.86 -7.99)

LCHlch(7.26% 19.56 335.88)

What #280B21 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 #280B21, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Purple#301934ΔE 7.93 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 14.55 Licorice#1A1110ΔE 17.09 Root Beer#290E05ΔE 17.78 Raisin Black#242124ΔE 18.12 Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 19.35

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

#280B21 Channel Values

How #280B21 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 11 · B 33	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 314° · S 57% · L 10%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 314° · S 73% · V 16%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 73% · Y 18% · K 84%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	18.1:1 vs white · 1.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #280B21 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 text18.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #280B21

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #280B21; 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 #280B21

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #280B21.

How #280B21 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#280B21

Protanopia#131321

Protanomaly#1D1021

Deuteranopia#181820

Deuteranomaly#1F1421

Tritanopia#260F0F

Tritanomaly#270E18

Achromatopsia#161616

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Using #280B21 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-280b21: #280B21;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #280B21;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-280b21': '#280B21' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.043, blue: 0.129)

Android XML<color name="color_280b21">#280B21</color>

SVG fillfill="#280B21"

More Pink Colors

#280B21 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

#280B21 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #280B21?

#280B21 is a darkest pink — rgb(40, 11, 33) in RGB and hsl(314, 57%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #280B21?

#280B21 is rgb(40, 11, 33) — red 40, green 11, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #280B21?

#280B21 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 18%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #280B21 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #280B21 scores 18.1:1 against white and 1.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #280B21 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #280B21 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 20.87, which is visibly different.

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