What color is #282309?

#282309 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282309?

The RGB value is 40, 35, 9: 40 red, 35 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282309?

The complementary color is #090E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282309?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282309 color

#282309 rgb(40, 35, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #282309 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 13.7% green and 3.5% blue (40, 35, 9).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 63% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 78% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#282309 color codes

HEX	`#282309`
RGB	`rgb(40, 35, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 13.7%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 63%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 78%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 78%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.67, -1.76, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.67, 16.49, 96.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.525, 1.673, 0.501)`
Decimal	`2630409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282309, 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 #282309	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282309 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #282309 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282309; }
.text { color: #282309; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282309; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 35 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282309, #1e2809); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #282309?: #282309 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282309?: The RGB value is 40, 35, 9: 40 red, 35 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282309?: The complementary color is #090E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282309?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.