What color is #282631?

#282631 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282631?

The RGB value is 40, 38, 49: 40 red, 38 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282631?

The complementary color is #2F3126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282631?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282631 color

#282631 rgb(40, 38, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #282631 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.9% green and 19.2% blue (40, 38, 49).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 13% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#282631 color codes

HEX	`#282631`
RGB	`rgb(40, 38, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 13%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 22%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.79, 3.76, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.79, 7.81, 298.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.122, 2.059, 3.191)`
Decimal	`2631217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282631, 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 #282631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #282631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282631; }
.text { color: #282631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 38 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282631, #2e2631); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282631?: #282631 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282631?: The RGB value is 40, 38, 49: 40 red, 38 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282631?: The complementary color is #2F3126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282631?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.