What color is #283023?

#283023 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 #283023?

The RGB value is 40, 48, 35: 40 red, 48 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283023?

The complementary color is #2B2330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283023?

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.

#283023 color

#283023 rgb(40, 48, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #283023 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18.8% green and 13.7% blue (40, 48, 35).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 16% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#283023 color codes

HEX	`#283023`
RGB	`rgb(40, 48, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 16%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 27%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.74, -6.49, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.74, 9.7, 132)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.235, 2.686, 1.991)`
Decimal	`2633763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283023, 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 #283023	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283023 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 #283023 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283023; }
.text { color: #283023; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283023; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 48 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283023, #233024); }

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Questions

What color is #283023?: #283023 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 #283023?: The RGB value is 40, 48, 35: 40 red, 48 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283023?: The complementary color is #2B2330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283023?: 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.