What color is #283039?

#283039 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283039?

The RGB value is 40, 48, 57: 40 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283039?

The complementary color is #393128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283039 color

#283039 rgb(40, 48, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #283039 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18.8% green and 22.4% blue (40, 48, 57).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#283039 color codes

HEX	`#283039`
RGB	`rgb(40, 48, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 16%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.48, -0.91, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.48, 6.91, 262.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.67, 2.86, 4.282)`
Decimal	`2633785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283039, 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 #283039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #283039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283039; }
.text { color: #283039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 48 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283039, #292839); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #283039?: #283039 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283039?: The RGB value is 40, 48, 57: 40 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283039?: The complementary color is #393128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.