What color is #282E4E?

#282E4E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282E4E?

The RGB value is 40, 46, 78: 40 red, 46 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282E4E?

The complementary color is #4E4828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282E4E color

#282E4E rgb(40, 46, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282E4E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18% green and 30.6% blue (40, 46, 78).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 32% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#282E4E color codes

HEX	`#282E4E`
RGB	`rgb(40, 46, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 32%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 41%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.86, 7.32, -20.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.86, 21.8, 289.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.227, 2.955, 7.607)`
Decimal	`2633294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282E4E, 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 #282E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #282E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282e4e; }
.text { color: #282e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 46 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282e4e, #35284e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282E4E?: #282E4E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282E4E?: The RGB value is 40, 46, 78: 40 red, 46 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282E4E?: The complementary color is #4E4828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.