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#28130B Color

#28130B is rgb(40, 19, 11) in RGB, hsl(17, 57%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 73%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Root Beer (#290E05), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28130B
HEX#28130B
RGBrgb(40, 19, 11)
HSLhsl(17, 57%, 10%)
HSVhsv(17, 73%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 73%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(21.5% 0.038 41.4)
LABlab(8.65% 10.40 8.65)
LCHlch(8.65% 13.52 39.75)

What #28130B 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 #28130B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#28130B Channel Values

How #28130B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 40 · G 19 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 57% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 73% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 73% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.67:1 vs white · 1.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28130B 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 text17.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #28130B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28130B; 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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Tints & Shades of #28130B

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 #28130B.

How #28130B 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#28130B
Protanopia#18180B
Protanomaly#1F160B
Deuteranopia#1C1C0A
Deuteranomaly#21190A
Tritanopia#281212
Tritanomaly#281210
Achromatopsia#181818

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Using #28130B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-28130b: #28130B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28130B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28130b': '#28130B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.075, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_28130b">#28130B</color>
SVG fillfill="#28130B"

More Brown Colors

#28130B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#28130B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28130B?

#28130B is a darkest brown — rgb(40, 19, 11) in RGB and hsl(17, 57%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Root Beer (#290E05), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.6.

What is the RGB value of #28130B?

#28130B is rgb(40, 19, 11) — red 40, green 19, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28130B?

#28130B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 73%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28130B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #28130B scores 17.67:1 against white and 1.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28130B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28130B 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 16.05, which is visibly different.

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