What color is #282E29?

#282E29 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282E29?

The RGB value is 40, 46, 41: 40 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282E29?

The complementary color is #2E282D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282E29 color

#282E29 rgb(40, 46, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #282E29 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18% green and 16.1% blue (40, 46, 41).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 7% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#282E29 color codes

HEX	`#282E29`
RGB	`rgb(40, 46, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 7%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 13%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.21, -3.85, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.21, 4.5, 148.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.252, 2.565, 2.474)`
Decimal	`2633257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282E29, 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 #282E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #282E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282e29; }
.text { color: #282e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 46 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282e29, #282e2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #282E29?: #282E29 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282E29?: The RGB value is 40, 46, 41: 40 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282E29?: The complementary color is #2E282D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.