What color is #283020?

#283020 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283020?

The RGB value is 40, 48, 32: 40 red, 48 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283020?

The complementary color is #282030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283020 color

#283020 rgb(40, 48, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #283020 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18.8% green and 12.5% blue (40, 48, 32).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 20% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#283020 color codes

HEX	`#283020`
RGB	`rgb(40, 48, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 20%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 33%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 33%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.67, -7.09, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.67, 11.57, 127.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.193, 2.669, 1.766)`
Decimal	`2633760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283020, 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 #283020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #283020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283020; }
.text { color: #283020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 48 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283020, #203020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #283020?: #283020 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283020?: The RGB value is 40, 48, 32: 40 red, 48 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283020?: The complementary color is #282030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.