What color is #282712?

#282712 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282712?

The RGB value is 40, 39, 18: 40 red, 39 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282712?

The complementary color is #121328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282712?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282712 color

#282712 rgb(40, 39, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #282712 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.3% green and 7.1% blue (40, 39, 18).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 55% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#282712 color codes

HEX	`#282712`
RGB	`rgb(40, 39, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 55%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.2, -3.47, 13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.2, 14.37, 104)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.71, 1.946, 0.858)`
Decimal	`2631442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282712, 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 #282712	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282712 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #282712 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282712; }
.text { color: #282712; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282712; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 39 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282712, #1e2812); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #282712?: #282712 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282712?: The RGB value is 40, 39, 18: 40 red, 39 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282712?: The complementary color is #121328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282712?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.