What color is #282B27?

#282B27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282B27?

The RGB value is 40, 43, 39: 40 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282B27?

The complementary color is #2A272B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282B27 color

#282B27 rgb(40, 43, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #282B27 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.9% green and 15.3% blue (40, 43, 39).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 5% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#282B27 color codes

HEX	`#282B27`
RGB	`rgb(40, 43, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 5%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 9%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.11, -2.3, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.11, 3.14, 136.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.105, 2.325, 2.257)`
Decimal	`2632487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282B27, 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 #282B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #282B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282b27; }
.text { color: #282b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 43 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282b27, #272b28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #282B27?: #282B27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282B27?: The RGB value is 40, 43, 39: 40 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282B27?: The complementary color is #2A272B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.