What color is #282B02?

#282B02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282B02?

The RGB value is 40, 43, 2: 40 red, 43 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282B02?

The complementary color is #05022B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282B02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282B02 color

#282B02 rgb(40, 43, 2)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #282B02 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.9% green and 0.8% blue (40, 43, 2).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 91% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#282B02 color codes

HEX	`#282B02`
RGB	`rgb(40, 43, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.9%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 91%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 95%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 95%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.42, -7.72, 22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.42, 24.05, 108.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.75, 2.183, 0.387)`
Decimal	`2632450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282B02, 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 #282B02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282B02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #282B02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282b02; }
.text { color: #282b02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282b02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 43 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282b02, #142b02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #282B02?: #282B02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282B02?: The RGB value is 40, 43, 2: 40 red, 43 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282B02?: The complementary color is #05022B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282B02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.