What color is #286492?

#286492 is a dark, moderate azure known as Starry Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Starry Night?

The RGB value is 40, 100, 146: 40 red, 100 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Starry Night?

The complementary color is #925628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #286492?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Starry Night color: hex code #286492

#286492 rgb(40, 100, 146)

Shades of blue

Starry Night has the hex code #286492. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 39.2% green and 57.3% blue (40, 100, 146).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 57% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

Starry Night (#286492) color codes

HEX	`#286492`
RGB	`rgb(40, 100, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 39.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 57%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 73%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 32%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, -3.31, -30.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 31.02, 263.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.619, 11.64, 28.876)`
Decimal	`2647186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Starry Night, 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 #286492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#286492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #286492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #286492; }
.text { color: #286492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #286492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 100 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #286492, #282f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

See #286492 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #286492?: #286492 is a dark, moderate azure known as Starry Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Starry Night?: The RGB value is 40, 100, 146: 40 red, 100 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Starry Night?: The complementary color is #925628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #286492?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.