What color is #282915?

#282915 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282915?

The RGB value is 40, 41, 21: 40 red, 41 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282915?

The complementary color is #161529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282915?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282915 color

#282915 rgb(40, 41, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #282915 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.1% green and 8.2% blue (40, 41, 21).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 32% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#282915 color codes

HEX	`#282915`
RGB	`rgb(40, 41, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 32%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 49%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 49%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.96, -4.39, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.96, 13.69, 108.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.803, 2.091, 1.018)`
Decimal	`2631957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282915, 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 #282915	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282915 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #282915 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282915; }
.text { color: #282915; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282915; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 41 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282915, #1e2915); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #282915?: #282915 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282915?: The RGB value is 40, 41, 21: 40 red, 41 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282915?: The complementary color is #161529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282915?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.