What color is #282723?

#282723 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282723?

The RGB value is 40, 39, 35: 40 red, 39 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282723?

The complementary color is #232428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282723?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282723 color

#282723 rgb(40, 39, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #282723 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.3% green and 13.7% blue (40, 39, 35).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 7% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#282723 color codes

HEX	`#282723`
RGB	`rgb(40, 39, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 7%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 12%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, -0.46, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 2.84, 99.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.904, 2.024, 1.88)`
Decimal	`2631459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282723, 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 #282723	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282723 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #282723 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282723; }
.text { color: #282723; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282723; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 39 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282723, #272823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282723?: #282723 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282723?: The RGB value is 40, 39, 35: 40 red, 39 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282723?: The complementary color is #232428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282723?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.