What color is #282C37?

#282C37 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282C37?

The RGB value is 40, 44, 55: 40 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282C37?

The complementary color is #373328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282C37 color

#282C37 rgb(40, 44, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #282C37 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 17.3% green and 21.6% blue (40, 44, 55).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 16% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#282C37 color codes

HEX	`#282C37`
RGB	`rgb(40, 44, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 17.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 16%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.05, 1.25, -7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.05, 7.73, 279.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.465, 2.528, 3.972)`
Decimal	`2632759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282C37, 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 #282C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #282C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282c37; }
.text { color: #282c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 44 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282c37, #2c2837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #282C37?: #282C37 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282C37?: The RGB value is 40, 44, 55: 40 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282C37?: The complementary color is #373328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.