What color is #282928?

#282928 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282928?

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

What is the complementary color of #282928?

The complementary color is #292829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282928 color

#282928 rgb(40, 41, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #282928 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dire Wolf (#282828), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#282928 color codes

HEX	`#282928`
RGB	`rgb(40, 41, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.1%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.46, -0.69, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.46, 0.85, 144.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.051, 2.19, 2.322)`
Decimal	`2631976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282928, 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 #282928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #282928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282928; }
.text { color: #282928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 41 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282928, #282929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282928?: #282928 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282928?: The RGB value is 40, 41, 40: 40 red, 41 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282928?: The complementary color is #292829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.