Close to Raisin
#280511
#280511 is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Raisin. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 2% green, and 6.7% blue. Its hue is 339°, with 78% saturation and 9% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #280511.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
18.75:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.12:1 FailThis color as text on white
18.75:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.12:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #280511 as they’d see it.
#280511 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #280511
What color is #280511?
#280511 is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Raisin. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 2% green, and 6.7% blue. Its hue is 339°, with 78% saturation and 9% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #280511 in RGB?
#280511 is rgb(40, 5, 17): 40 red, 5 green, and 17 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #280511 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 88, 58, 84). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #280511?
PANTONE 2628 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #280511?
Its complement #00170C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.