What color is #282840?

#282840 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282840?

The RGB value is 40, 40, 64: 40 red, 40 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282840?

The complementary color is #404028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282840 color

#282840 rgb(40, 40, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282840 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.7% green and 25.1% blue (40, 40, 64).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#282840 color codes

HEX	`#282840`
RGB	`rgb(40, 40, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.17, 6.87, -15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.17, 16.69, 294.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.559, 2.339, 5.166)`
Decimal	`2631744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282840, 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 #282840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #282840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282840; }
.text { color: #282840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 40 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282840, #342840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282840?: #282840 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282840?: The RGB value is 40, 40, 64: 40 red, 40 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282840?: The complementary color is #404028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.