What color is #00282D?

#00282D is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00282D?

The RGB value is 0, 40, 45: 0 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00282D?

The complementary color is #2D0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00282D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00282D color

#00282D rgb(0, 40, 45)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00282D is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 15.7% green and 17.6% blue (0, 40, 45).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#00282D color codes

HEX	`#00282D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 40, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 15.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 11%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.87, -11.28, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.87, 13.36, 212.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.232, 1.707, 2.747)`
Decimal	`10285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00282D, 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 #00282D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00282D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #00282D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00282d; }
.text { color: #00282d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00282d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 40 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00282d, #00122d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #00282D?: #00282D is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00282D?: The RGB value is 0, 40, 45: 0 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00282D?: The complementary color is #2D0500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00282D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.