What color is #282833?

#282833 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 #282833?

The RGB value is 40, 40, 51: 40 red, 40 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282833?

The complementary color is #333328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282833?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282833 color

#282833 rgb(40, 40, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #282833 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.7% green and 20% blue (40, 40, 51).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#282833 color codes

HEX	`#282833`
RGB	`rgb(40, 40, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.54, 2.9, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.54, 7.69, 292.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.231, 2.208, 3.44)`
Decimal	`2631731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282833, 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 #282833	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282833 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #282833 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282833; }
.text { color: #282833; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282833; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 40 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282833, #2e2833); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282833?: #282833 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 #282833?: The RGB value is 40, 40, 51: 40 red, 40 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282833?: The complementary color is #333328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282833?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.