What color is #282B19?

#282B19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282B19?

The RGB value is 40, 43, 25: 40 red, 43 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282B19?

The complementary color is #1C192B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282B19 color

#282B19 rgb(40, 43, 25)

Shades of gray

The hex color #282B19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.9% green and 9.8% blue (40, 43, 25).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 26% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#282B19 color codes

HEX	`#282B19`
RGB	`rgb(40, 43, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 26%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 42%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 42%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.74, -5.1, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.74, 12.4, 114.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.914, 2.249, 1.253)`
Decimal	`2632473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282B19, 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 #282B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #282B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282b19; }
.text { color: #282b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 43 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282b19, #1f2b19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #282B19?: #282B19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282B19?: The RGB value is 40, 43, 25: 40 red, 43 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282B19?: The complementary color is #1C192B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.