What color is #282B43?

#282B43 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282B43?

The RGB value is 40, 43, 67: 40 red, 43 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282B43?

The complementary color is #434028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282B43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282B43 color

#282B43 rgb(40, 43, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282B43 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.9% green and 26.3% blue (40, 43, 67).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#282B43 color codes

HEX	`#282B43`
RGB	`rgb(40, 43, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 36%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.29, 5.71, -15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.29, 16.54, 290.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.752, 2.584, 5.663)`
Decimal	`2632515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282B43, 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 #282B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #282B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282b43; }
.text { color: #282b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 43 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282b43, #332843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282B43?: #282B43 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282B43?: The RGB value is 40, 43, 67: 40 red, 43 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282B43?: The complementary color is #434028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282B43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.