What color is #282410?

#282410 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282410?

The RGB value is 40, 36, 16: 40 red, 36 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282410?

The complementary color is #101428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282410?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282410 color

#282410 rgb(40, 36, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #282410 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.1% green and 6.3% blue (40, 36, 16).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 43% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 60% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#282410 color codes

HEX	`#282410`
RGB	`rgb(40, 36, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 43%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 60%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 60%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.12, -1.69, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.12, 13.81, 97.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.6, 1.75, 0.744)`
Decimal	`2630672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282410, 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 #282410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #282410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282410; }
.text { color: #282410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 36 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282410, #202810); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #282410?: #282410 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282410?: The RGB value is 40, 36, 16: 40 red, 36 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282410?: The complementary color is #101428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282410?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.