What color is #282B39?

#282B39 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282B39?

The RGB value is 40, 43, 57: 40 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282B39?

The complementary color is #393628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282B39 color

#282B39 rgb(40, 43, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #282B39 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.9% green and 22.4% blue (40, 43, 57).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#282B39 color codes

HEX	`#282B39`
RGB	`rgb(40, 43, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.8, 2.55, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.8, 9.73, 285.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.477, 2.474, 4.217)`
Decimal	`2632505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282B39, 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 #282B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #282B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282b39; }
.text { color: #282b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 43 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282b39, #2d2839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #282B39?: #282B39 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282B39?: The RGB value is 40, 43, 57: 40 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282B39?: The complementary color is #393628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.