What color is #28321D?

#28321D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28321D?

The RGB value is 40, 50, 29: 40 red, 50 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28321D?

The complementary color is #271D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28321D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28321D color

#28321D rgb(40, 50, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #28321D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.6% green and 11.4% blue (40, 50, 29).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#28321D color codes

HEX	`#28321D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 50, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 42%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.31, -8.91, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.31, 14.95, 126.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.237, 2.821, 1.589)`
Decimal	`2634269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28321D, 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 #28321D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28321D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #28321D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28321d; }
.text { color: #28321d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28321d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 50 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28321d, #1e321d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #28321D?: #28321D is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28321D?: The RGB value is 40, 50, 29: 40 red, 50 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28321D?: The complementary color is #271D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28321D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.