What color is #282847?

#282847 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 #282847?

The RGB value is 40, 40, 71: 40 red, 40 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282847?

The complementary color is #474728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282847?

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.

#282847 color

#282847 rgb(40, 40, 71)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282847 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.7% green and 27.8% blue (40, 40, 71).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 28% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#282847 color codes

HEX	`#282847`
RGB	`rgb(40, 40, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 28%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 44%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 44%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.57, 9.19, -19.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.57, 21.47, 295.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.771, 2.424, 6.282)`
Decimal	`2631751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282847, 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 #282847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282847 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 #282847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282847; }
.text { color: #282847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 40 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282847, #382847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282847?: #282847 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 #282847?: The RGB value is 40, 40, 71: 40 red, 40 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282847?: The complementary color is #474728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282847?: 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.