What color is #28332B?

#28332B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28332B?

The RGB value is 40, 51, 43: 40 red, 51 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28332B?

The complementary color is #332830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28332B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28332B color

#28332B rgb(40, 51, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #28332B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20% green and 16.9% blue (40, 51, 43).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 12% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#28332B color codes

HEX	`#28332B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 51, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 12%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.02, -6.65, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.02, 7.54, 151.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.495, 2.993, 2.731)`
Decimal	`2634539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28332B, 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 #28332B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28332B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #28332B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28332b; }
.text { color: #28332b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28332b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 51 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28332b, #283331); }

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Questions

What color is #28332B?: #28332B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28332B?: The RGB value is 40, 51, 43: 40 red, 51 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28332B?: The complementary color is #332830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28332B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.