What color is #283129?

#283129 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283129?

The RGB value is 40, 49, 41: 40 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283129?

The complementary color is #312830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283129 color

#283129 rgb(40, 49, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #283129 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.2% green and 16.1% blue (40, 49, 41).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 10% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#283129 color codes

HEX	`#283129`
RGB	`rgb(40, 49, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 10%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 18%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.26, -5.82, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.26, 6.97, 146.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.374, 2.808, 2.514)`
Decimal	`2634025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283129, 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 #283129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #283129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283129; }
.text { color: #283129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 49 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283129, #28312e); }

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Questions

What color is #283129?: #283129 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283129?: The RGB value is 40, 49, 41: 40 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283129?: The complementary color is #312830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.