What color is #282B4C?

#282B4C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282B4C?

The RGB value is 40, 43, 76: 40 red, 43 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282B4C?

The complementary color is #4C4928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282B4C color

#282B4C rgb(40, 43, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282B4C is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 16.9% green and 29.8% blue (40, 43, 76).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#282B4C color codes

HEX	`#282B4C`
RGB	`rgb(40, 43, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 16.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 47%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 43%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.8, 8.76, -20.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.8, 22.62, 292.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.043, 2.701, 7.197)`
Decimal	`2632524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282B4C, 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 #282B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #282B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282b4c; }
.text { color: #282b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 43 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282b4c, #37284c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282B4C?: #282B4C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282B4C?: The RGB value is 40, 43, 76: 40 red, 43 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282B4C?: The complementary color is #4C4928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.