What color is #282A18?

#282A18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282A18?

The RGB value is 40, 42, 24: 40 red, 42 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282A18?

The complementary color is #1A182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282A18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282A18 color

#282A18 rgb(40, 42, 24)

Shades of gray

The hex color #282A18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.5% green and 9.4% blue (40, 42, 24).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 27% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#282A18 color codes

HEX	`#282A18`
RGB	`rgb(40, 42, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 27%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 43%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 43%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.37, -4.6, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.37, 12.37, 111.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.868, 2.173, 1.185)`
Decimal	`2632216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282A18, 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 #282A18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282A18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #282A18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282a18; }
.text { color: #282a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282a18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 42 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282a18, #1f2a18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #282A18?: #282A18 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282A18?: The RGB value is 40, 42, 24: 40 red, 42 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282A18?: The complementary color is #1A182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282A18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.