What color is #282A41?

#282A41 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282A41?

The RGB value is 40, 42, 65: 40 red, 42 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282A41?

The complementary color is #413F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282A41 color

#282A41 rgb(40, 42, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282A41 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.5% green and 25.5% blue (40, 42, 65).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 24% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#282A41 color codes

HEX	`#282A41`
RGB	`rgb(40, 42, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 24%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 35%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.87, 5.77, -14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.87, 15.9, 291.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.657, 2.489, 5.34)`
Decimal	`2632257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282A41, 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 #282A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #282A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282a41; }
.text { color: #282a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 42 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282a41, #332841); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282A41?: #282A41 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282A41?: The RGB value is 40, 42, 65: 40 red, 42 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282A41?: The complementary color is #413F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.