What color is #282937?

#282937 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282937?

The RGB value is 40, 41, 55: 40 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282937?

The complementary color is #373628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282937 color

#282937 rgb(40, 41, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #282937 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.1% green and 21.6% blue (40, 41, 55).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 16% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#282937 color codes

HEX	`#282937`
RGB	`rgb(40, 41, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 16%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.05, 3.36, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.05, 9.74, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.357, 2.313, 3.936)`
Decimal	`2631991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282937, 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 #282937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #282937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282937; }
.text { color: #282937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 41 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282937, #2f2837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282937?: #282937 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282937?: The RGB value is 40, 41, 55: 40 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282937?: The complementary color is #373628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.