What color is #282B3D?

#282B3D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282B3D?

The RGB value is 40, 43, 61: 40 red, 43 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282B3D?

The complementary color is #3D3A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282B3D color

#282B3D rgb(40, 43, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #282B3D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.9% green and 23.9% blue (40, 43, 61).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 21% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#282B3D color codes

HEX	`#282B3D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 43, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 21%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 34%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 30%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, 3.78, -11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 12.46, 287.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.581, 2.516, 4.764)`
Decimal	`2632509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282B3D, 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 #282B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #282B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282b3d; }
.text { color: #282b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 43 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282b3d, #30283d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282B3D?: #282B3D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282B3D?: The RGB value is 40, 43, 61: 40 red, 43 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282B3D?: The complementary color is #3D3A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.