Information about #280E1F color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored rose, #280E1F carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hollow Plum (#2A1624). Nearby in the Register you will also find Loyal (#28191D) and Very Dark Magenta (#1D111D).
In RGB terms — rgb(40, 14, 31) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #280E1F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:84) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #280E1F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#280E1F color variations
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#280E1F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#280E1F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#280E1F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#280E1F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#280E1F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #280E1F color
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Nearest named colors to #280E1F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2A1624
#28191D
#1D111D
#211216
#271615
#310C16
#1D1117
#211916
#2E0329
#281D19
#1D1A1D
#1D1A1A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#280E1F
- RGB40, 14, 31
- CMYK0, 10, 4, 84
- CSSrgb(40, 14, 31)
- HSL321°, 48%, 11%
- HSL Precise320.769°, 48.148%, 10.588%
- HSV321°, 65%, 16%
- HSB321°, 65%, 16%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
- GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.055, 0.122)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.055, 0.122, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.055, 0.122)
- Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID280E1F
- DECIMAL ID2625055
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
