What color is #282323?

#282323 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282323?

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

What is the complementary color of #282323?

The complementary color is #232828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282323?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282323 color

#282323 rgb(40, 35, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #282323 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#282323 color codes

HEX	`#282323`
RGB	`rgb(40, 35, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 13.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.26, 2.35, 0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.26, 2.5, 20.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.779, 1.775, 1.839)`
Decimal	`2630435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282323, 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 #282323	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282323 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #282323 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282323; }
.text { color: #282323; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282323; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 35 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282323, #282623); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #282323?: #282323 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282323?: The RGB value is 40, 35, 35: 40 red, 35 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282323?: The complementary color is #232828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282323?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.