What color is #283233?

#283233 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283233?

The RGB value is 40, 50, 51: 40 red, 50 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283233?

The complementary color is #332928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283233 color

#283233 rgb(40, 50, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #283233 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.6% green and 20% blue (40, 50, 51).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#283233 color codes

HEX	`#283233`
RGB	`rgb(40, 50, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.93, -3.96, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.93, 4.46, 207.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.613, 2.971, 3.567)`
Decimal	`2634291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283233, 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 #283233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #283233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283233; }
.text { color: #283233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 50 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283233, #282c33); }

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Questions

What color is #283233?: #283233 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283233?: The RGB value is 40, 50, 51: 40 red, 50 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283233?: The complementary color is #332928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.