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#280101 color: Sepia Black

#280101 is rgb(40, 1, 1) in RGB and oklch(17.64% 0.06876 28.152) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17.6%
0.069
28°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • taupe-900
  • Black 84%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
19.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.10:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #280101

#280101 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 17.6% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 19.18:1 contrast and black text 1.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sepia Black (#2b0202). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-900.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #280101 mixed with white

  1. 280101
  2. 3d1612
  3. 512d28
  4. 66443f
  5. 7b5c58
  6. 907571
  7. a68f8c
  8. bcaaa8
  9. d2c6c4
  10. e8e2e1

Darker: #280101 mixed with black

  1. 280101
  2. 210101
  3. 1b0101
  4. 150000
  5. 0f0000
  6. 090000
  7. 040000
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #280101 with less saturation

  1. 280101
  2. 260302
  3. 240504
  4. 220705
  5. 200906
  6. 1e0a08
  7. 1b0c0a
  8. 190d0c
  9. 160f0d
  10. 14100f

Questions about #280101

What color is #280101?

#280101 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(40, 1, 1), in HSL hsl(0, 95.12%, 8.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(17.64% 0.06876 28.152).

What colors go well with #280101?

The complementary color of #280101 is #00161c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #260111 and #240600. The triadic partners are #001800 and #050c2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #280101?

White text reads better on #280101: white gives a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and black gives 1.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #280101 a warm or cool color?

#280101 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 17.6% and its chroma 0.069.