What color is #283120?

#283120 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283120?

The RGB value is 40, 49, 32: 40 red, 49 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283120?

The complementary color is #292031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283120 color

#283120 rgb(40, 49, 32)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283120 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.2% green and 12.5% blue (40, 49, 32).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 21% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#283120 color codes

HEX	`#283120`
RGB	`rgb(40, 49, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 21%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 35%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.02, -7.73, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.02, 12.35, 128.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.234, 2.752, 1.78)`
Decimal	`2634016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283120, 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 #283120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #283120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283120; }
.text { color: #283120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 49 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283120, #203121); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #283120?: #283120 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283120?: The RGB value is 40, 49, 32: 40 red, 49 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283120?: The complementary color is #292031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.