What color is #282533?

#282533 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282533?

The RGB value is 40, 37, 51: 40 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282533?

The complementary color is #303325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282533 color

#282533 rgb(40, 37, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #282533 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.5% green and 20% blue (40, 37, 51).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 16% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#282533 color codes

HEX	`#282533`
RGB	`rgb(40, 37, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 16%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.56, 5.04, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.56, 9.98, 300.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.134, 2.013, 3.407)`
Decimal	`2630963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282533, 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 #282533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #282533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282533; }
.text { color: #282533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 37 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282533, #2f2533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282533?: #282533 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282533?: The RGB value is 40, 37, 51: 40 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282533?: The complementary color is #303325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.