What color is #283145?

#283145 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283145?

The RGB value is 40, 49, 69: 40 red, 49 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283145?

The complementary color is #453C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283145 color

#283145 rgb(40, 49, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #283145 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.2% green and 27.1% blue (40, 49, 69).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 27% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#283145 color codes

HEX	`#283145`
RGB	`rgb(40, 49, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 27%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 42%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.35, 2.16, -13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.35, 13.87, 278.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.047, 3.077, 6.062)`
Decimal	`2634053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283145, 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 #283145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #283145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283145; }
.text { color: #283145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 49 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283145, #2d2845); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #283145?: #283145 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283145?: The RGB value is 40, 49, 69: 40 red, 49 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283145?: The complementary color is #453C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.