What color is #282634?

#282634 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282634?

The RGB value is 40, 38, 52: 40 red, 38 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282634?

The complementary color is #323426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282634 color

#282634 rgb(40, 38, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #282634 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.9% green and 20.4% blue (40, 38, 52).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 16% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#282634 color codes

HEX	`#282634`
RGB	`rgb(40, 38, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 27%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 27%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.93, 4.61, -8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.93, 9.9, 297.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.188, 2.085, 3.535)`
Decimal	`2631220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282634, 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 #282634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #282634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282634; }
.text { color: #282634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 38 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282634, #2f2634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282634?: #282634 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282634?: The RGB value is 40, 38, 52: 40 red, 38 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282634?: The complementary color is #323426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.