What color is #283124?

#283124 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 #283124?

The RGB value is 40, 49, 36: 40 red, 49 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283124?

The complementary color is #2D2431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283124?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283124 color

#283124 rgb(40, 49, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #283124 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.2% green and 14.1% blue (40, 49, 36).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#283124 color codes

HEX	`#283124`
RGB	`rgb(40, 49, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 27%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.12, -6.93, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.12, 9.89, 134.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.292, 2.775, 2.084)`
Decimal	`2634020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283124, 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 #283124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #283124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283124; }
.text { color: #283124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 49 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283124, #243127); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #283124?: #283124 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 #283124?: The RGB value is 40, 49, 36: 40 red, 49 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283124?: The complementary color is #2D2431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283124?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.