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#280508 color: Sepia Black

#280508 is rgb(40, 5, 8) in RGB and oklch(18.673% 0.05935 19.23) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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355°
100%

18.7%
0.059
19°
  • Rose
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • mauve-900
  • Black 84%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.12:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #280508

#280508 is a soft very dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 18.7% lightness, 0.059 chroma and a hue of 19°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.83:1 contrast and black text 1.12:1, so white text reads better.

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

More very dark rose colors

Lighter: #280508 mixed with white

  1. 280508
  2. 3c1a1b
  3. 503030
  4. 654747
  5. 7a5f5e
  6. 8f7877
  7. a59191
  8. bbacab
  9. d1c7c6
  10. e8e3e2

Darker: #280508 mixed with black

  1. 280508
  2. 210406
  3. 1b0304
  4. 150203
  5. 0f0102
  6. 090101
  7. 040001
  8. 020000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #280508 with less saturation

  1. 280508
  2. 260709
  3. 24090a
  4. 230a0b
  5. 210c0d
  6. 1f0d0e
  7. 1d0f0f
  8. 1a1010
  9. 181111
  10. 161212

Questions about #280508

What color is #280508?

#280508 is soft very dark rose. The closest named color is Sepia Black. In RGB it is rgb(40, 5, 8), in HSL hsl(354.86, 77.78%, 8.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(18.673% 0.05935 19.23).

What colors go well with #280508?

The complementary color of #280508 is #00191c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #250517 and #270800. The triadic partners are #031900 and #03122d.

Is white or black text more readable on #280508?

White text reads better on #280508: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and black gives 1.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #280508 a warm or cool color?

#280508 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 19 degrees, its lightness 18.7% and its chroma 0.059.