What color is #282A1B?

#282A1B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282A1B?

The RGB value is 40, 42, 27: 40 red, 42 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282A1B?

The complementary color is #1D1B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282A1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282A1B color

#282A1B rgb(40, 42, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #282A1B is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.5% green and 10.6% blue (40, 42, 27).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 22% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#282A1B color codes

HEX	`#282A1B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 42, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 22%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 36%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 36%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.44, -4.09, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.44, 10.38, 113.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.901, 2.186, 1.359)`
Decimal	`2632219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282A1B, 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 #282A1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282A1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	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 #282A1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282a1b; }
.text { color: #282a1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282a1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 42 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282a1b, #212a1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #282A1B?: #282A1B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282A1B?: The RGB value is 40, 42, 27: 40 red, 42 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282A1B?: The complementary color is #1D1B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282A1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.