What color is #28284B?

#28284B 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 #28284B?

The RGB value is 40, 40, 75: 40 red, 40 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28284B?

The complementary color is #4B4B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28284B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28284B color

#28284B rgb(40, 40, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #28284B is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 15.7% green and 29.4% blue (40, 40, 75).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 30% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% 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 14.04:1).

#28284B color codes

HEX	`#28284B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 40, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 15.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 30%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 47%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.81, 10.56, -21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.81, 24.18, 295.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.903, 2.477, 6.98)`
Decimal	`2631755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28284B, 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 #28284B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28284B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #28284B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28284b; }
.text { color: #28284b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28284b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 40 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28284b, #3a284b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #28284B?: #28284B 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 #28284B?: The RGB value is 40, 40, 75: 40 red, 40 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28284B?: The complementary color is #4B4B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28284B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.