What color is #280920?

#280920 is a very dark magenta. In RGB it is rgb(40, 9, 32), and in HSL hsl(315, 63%, 10%).

Is #280920 accessible as text?

On white, #280920 has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.15:1 (fails). For text placed on #280920, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #280920?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-900 (#1D161E).

What colors go well with #280920?

#280920 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #092A11. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #280920 below.

Is #280920 good for buttons?

#280920 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #280920 — black text only reaches 1.15:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #280920 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #280920 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#280920 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #280920

Not just a swatch — here's how #280920 works with other colors. Named schemes with #280920 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #280920 Secondary #7D472D Surface #ECD8C1 Accent #464F38 Anchor #592233

Graphite plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #280920 Secondary #BA6032 Accent #7D7540 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Graphite as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #280920 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F0E7 Secondary #BCADA0 Ink #2B2723

Graphite sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #280920 Anchor #141210 Accent #D69B51 Secondary #30252C Surface #F3EDE3

Graphite carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #280920 Secondary #41353D Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Graphite is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Graphite carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #280920 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 56/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 21/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 77/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 5/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 36/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 78/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 24/100

Low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 12/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 53/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 93/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #280920

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For branding

For interior

For fashion

People also use #280920 with

Russian Violet Graphite Sacramento Green Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 18.3:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E6BCDC for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #2A0917 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #280920 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #280920;
  --color-base-rgb: 40 9 32;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(20.4% 0.062 339.1);
  --color-50: #FDF2FA;
  --color-100: #F8DDF1;
  --color-200: #F0BDE3;
  --color-300: #E08FCC;
  --color-400: #CD65B3;
  --color-500: #B24396;
  --color-600: #883A75;
  --color-700: #612E54;
  --color-800: #402138;
  --color-900: #271623;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#FDF2FA',
    100: '#F8DDF1',
    200: '#F0BDE3',
    300: '#E08FCC',
    400: '#CD65B3',
    500: '#B24396',
    600: '#883A75',
    700: '#612E54',
    800: '#402138',
    900: '#271623',
  },
}

$base: #280920;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FDF2FA;
$base-100: #F8DDF1;
$base-200: #F0BDE3;
$base-300: #E08FCC;
$base-400: #CD65B3;
$base-500: #B24396;
$base-600: #883A75;
$base-700: #612E54;
$base-800: #402138;
$base-900: #271623;
$base-hover: #21081B;
$base-subtle: #DB99CB;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#280920",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FDF2FA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F8DDF1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F0BDE3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#E08FCC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#CD65B3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#B24396",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#883A75",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#612E54",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#402138",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#271623",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}