What color is #282F2B?

#282F2B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282F2B?

The RGB value is 40, 47, 43: 40 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282F2B?

The complementary color is #2F282C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282F2B color

#282F2B rgb(40, 47, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #282F2B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18.4% green and 16.9% blue (40, 47, 43).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 8% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#282F2B color codes

HEX	`#282F2B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 47, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 8%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 15%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.62, -4.03, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.62, 4.32, 159.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.328, 2.659, 2.676)`
Decimal	`2633515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282F2B, 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 #282F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #282F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282f2b; }
.text { color: #282f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 47 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282f2b, #282f2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #282F2B?: #282F2B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282F2B?: The RGB value is 40, 47, 43: 40 red, 47 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282F2B?: The complementary color is #2F282C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.