What color is #282C22?

#282C22 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282C22?

The RGB value is 40, 44, 34: 40 red, 44 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282C22?

The complementary color is #26222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282C22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282C22 color

#282C22 rgb(40, 44, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #282C22 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 17.3% green and 13.3% blue (40, 44, 34).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 13% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#282C22 color codes

HEX	`#282C22`
RGB	`rgb(40, 44, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 17.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 13%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 23%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.31, -4.07, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.31, 7.18, 124.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.064, 2.368, 1.861)`
Decimal	`2632738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282C22, 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 #282C22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282C22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #282C22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282c22; }
.text { color: #282c22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282c22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 44 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282c22, #232c22); }

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Questions

What color is #282C22?: #282C22 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282C22?: The RGB value is 40, 44, 34: 40 red, 44 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282C22?: The complementary color is #26222C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282C22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.