Information about #280B11 color

#280B11 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#280B11 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(40, 11, 17) — 15.7% red, 4.3% green, 6.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 9 / 84. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid red, #280B11 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Vandalista (#310C16). Slightly further away sit Brown-Mallee (#211216) and Aida (#271615).

In RGB terms — rgb(40, 11, 17) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #280B11: 18.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #280B11 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#280B11 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#280B11 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B8324D

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#D76E83

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White

#FFFFFF

#280B11 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#20080D

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#18060A

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#100406

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Black

#000000

#280B11 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#421821

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#582B34

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#775E63

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Grey

#808080

#280B11 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#281C0A

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#28100A

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#280A1C

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#280A28

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#1C0A28

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#280B11 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#0B2822
#0B2822

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#0B1F28
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#0B2814
#0B2814

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#28140B
#28140B

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#280B1F
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#280B11
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#11280B
#11280B

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#0B1128
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#280B11
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#28220B
#28220B

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#0B2822
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#0B1128
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#1F280B
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#0B2822
#0B2822

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#140B28
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Nearest named colors to #280B11

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vandalista color link
Vandalista

#310C16

Brown-Mallee color link
Brown-Mallee

#211216

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Root Beer color link
Root Beer

#290E05

Very Reddish Brown color link
Very Reddish Brown

#1D1111

Officer I cant breathe color link
Officer I cant breathe

#231107

Very Dark Rose color link
Very Dark Rose

#1D1117

Zinnwaldite Brown color link
Zinnwaldite Brown

#2C1608

Licorice color link
Licorice

#1A1110

Very Deep Rose color link
Very Deep Rose

#1D000E

Tamarind color link
Tamarind

#341515

Very Brown color link
Very Brown

#1D1711

#280B11 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#280B11
  • RGB40, 11, 17
  • CMYK0, 11, 9, 84
  • CSSrgb(40, 11, 17)
  • HSL348°, 57%, 10%
  • HSL Precise347.586°, 56.863%, 10%
  • HSV348°, 73%, 16%
  • HSB348°, 73%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.043, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.043, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.043, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID280B11
  • DECIMAL ID2624273
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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