What color is #282828?

#282828 is a dark gray known as Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dire Wolf?

The RGB value is 40, 40, 40: 40 red, 40 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dire Wolf?

The complementary color is #282828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282828?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dire Wolf color: hex code #282828

#282828 rgb(40, 40, 40)

Shades of black

Dire Wolf has the hex code #282828. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.7% green and 15.7% blue (40, 40, 40).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

Dire Wolf (#282828) color codes

HEX	`#282828`
RGB	`rgb(40, 40, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.11, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.11, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.017, 2.122, 2.31)`
Decimal	`2631720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dire Wolf, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #282828	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282828 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #282828 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282828; }
.text { color: #282828; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282828; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 40 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282828, #282828); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

See #282828 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #282828?: #282828 is a dark gray known as Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dire Wolf?: The RGB value is 40, 40, 40: 40 red, 40 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dire Wolf?: The complementary color is #282828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282828?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.