What color is #283139?

#283139 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283139?

The RGB value is 40, 49, 57: 40 red, 49 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283139?

The complementary color is #393028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283139 color

#283139 rgb(40, 49, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #283139 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.2% green and 22.4% blue (40, 49, 57).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#283139 color codes

HEX	`#283139`
RGB	`rgb(40, 49, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 14%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.81, -1.59, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.81, 6.53, 255.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.712, 2.943, 4.295)`
Decimal	`2634041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283139, 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 #283139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #283139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283139; }
.text { color: #283139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 49 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283139, #282939); }

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Questions

What color is #283139?: #283139 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283139?: The RGB value is 40, 49, 57: 40 red, 49 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283139?: The complementary color is #393028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.