What color is #282C0B?

#282C0B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282C0B?

The RGB value is 40, 44, 11: 40 red, 44 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282C0B?

The complementary color is #0F0B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282C0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282C0B color

#282C0B rgb(40, 44, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #282C0B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 17.3% green and 4.3% blue (40, 44, 11).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 60% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#282C0B color codes

HEX	`#282C0B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 44, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 17.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 60%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 75%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 75%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.88, -7.55, 19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.88, 21.07, 111)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.836, 2.277, 0.659)`
Decimal	`2632715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282C0B, 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 #282C0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282C0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #282C0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282c0b; }
.text { color: #282c0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282c0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 44 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282c0b, #182c0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #282C0B?: #282C0B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282C0B?: The RGB value is 40, 44, 11: 40 red, 44 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282C0B?: The complementary color is #0F0B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282C0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.