What color is #28311E?

#28311E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28311E?

The RGB value is 40, 49, 30: 40 red, 49 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28311E?

The complementary color is #271E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28311E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28311E color

#28311E rgb(40, 49, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #28311E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.2% green and 11.8% blue (40, 49, 30).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 24% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#28311E color codes

HEX	`#28311E`
RGB	`rgb(40, 49, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 24%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 39%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 39%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.98, -8.1, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.98, 13.59, 126.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.208, 2.741, 1.641)`
Decimal	`2634014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28311E, 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 #28311E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28311E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #28311E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28311e; }
.text { color: #28311e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28311e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 49 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28311e, #1e311e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #28311E?: #28311E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28311E?: The RGB value is 40, 49, 30: 40 red, 49 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28311E?: The complementary color is #271E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28311E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.