What color is #282B04?

#282B04 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 #282B04?

The RGB value is 40, 43, 4: 40 red, 43 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282B04?

The complementary color is #07042B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282B04?

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.

#282B04 color

#282B04 rgb(40, 43, 4)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #282B04 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.9% green and 1.6% blue (40, 43, 4).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 83% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#282B04 color codes

HEX	`#282B04`
RGB	`rgb(40, 43, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.9%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 83%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 91%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 91%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.44, -7.54, 21.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.44, 23.25, 108.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.761, 2.188, 0.444)`
Decimal	`2632452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282B04, 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 #282B04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282B04 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 #282B04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282b04; }
.text { color: #282b04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282b04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 43 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282b04, #142b04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #282B04?: #282B04 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 #282B04?: The RGB value is 40, 43, 4: 40 red, 43 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282B04?: The complementary color is #07042B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282B04?: 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.