What color is #282F2F?

#282F2F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282F2F?

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

What is the complementary color of #282F2F?

The complementary color is #2F2828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282F2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282F2F color

#282F2F rgb(40, 47, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #282F2F is a very dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Phantom Ship (#2F3434), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#282F2F color codes

HEX	`#282F2F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 47, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.75, -3.02, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.75, 3.19, 198.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.405, 2.689, 3.081)`
Decimal	`2633519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282F2F, 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 #282F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #282F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282f2f; }
.text { color: #282f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 47 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282f2f, #282c2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #282F2F?: #282F2F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282F2F?: The RGB value is 40, 47, 47: 40 red, 47 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282F2F?: The complementary color is #2F2828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282F2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.