What color is #28274C?

#28274C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28274C?

The RGB value is 40, 39, 76: 40 red, 39 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28274C?

The complementary color is #4B4C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28274C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28274C color

#28274C rgb(40, 39, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #28274C is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.3% green and 29.8% blue (40, 39, 76).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 32% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#28274C color codes

HEX	`#28274C`
RGB	`rgb(40, 39, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 32%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 49%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 49%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.57, 11.62, -22.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.57, 25.6, 297)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.905, 2.424, 7.151)`
Decimal	`2631500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28274C, 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 #28274C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28274C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #28274C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28274c; }
.text { color: #28274c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28274c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 39 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28274c, #3b274c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #28274C?: #28274C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28274C?: The RGB value is 40, 39, 76: 40 red, 39 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28274C?: The complementary color is #4B4C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28274C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.