What color is #282D27?

#282D27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282D27?

The RGB value is 40, 45, 39: 40 red, 45 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282D27?

The complementary color is #2C272D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282D27 color

#282D27 rgb(40, 45, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #282D27 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 17.6% green and 15.3% blue (40, 45, 39).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 7% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#282D27 color codes

HEX	`#282D27`
RGB	`rgb(40, 45, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 17.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 7%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 13%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.8, -3.65, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.8, 4.81, 139.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.18, 2.474, 2.282)`
Decimal	`2632999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282D27, 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 #282D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #282D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282d27; }
.text { color: #282d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 45 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282d27, #272d29); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #282D27?: #282D27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282D27?: The RGB value is 40, 45, 39: 40 red, 45 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282D27?: The complementary color is #2C272D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.