What color is #282535?

#282535 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 #282535?

The RGB value is 40, 37, 53: 40 red, 37 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282535?

The complementary color is #323525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282535 color

#282535 rgb(40, 37, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #282535 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.5% green and 20.8% blue (40, 37, 53).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#282535 color codes

HEX	`#282535`
RGB	`rgb(40, 37, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 30%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 30%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.65, 5.62, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.65, 11.37, 299.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.179, 2.031, 3.645)`
Decimal	`2630965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282535, 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 #282535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #282535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282535; }
.text { color: #282535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 37 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282535, #302535); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #282535?: #282535 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 #282535?: The RGB value is 40, 37, 53: 40 red, 37 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282535?: The complementary color is #323525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.