What color is #28334C?

#28334C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28334C?

The RGB value is 40, 51, 76: 40 red, 51 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28334C?

The complementary color is #4C4128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28334C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28334C color

#28334C rgb(40, 51, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #28334C is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20% green and 29.8% blue (40, 51, 76).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#28334C color codes

HEX	`#28334C`
RGB	`rgb(40, 51, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 47%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 33%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.36, 3.12, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.36, 17.14, 280.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.363, 3.34, 7.304)`
Decimal	`2634572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28334C, 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 #28334C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28334C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #28334C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28334c; }
.text { color: #28334c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28334c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 51 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28334c, #2f284c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #28334C?: #28334C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28334C?: The RGB value is 40, 51, 76: 40 red, 51 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28334C?: The complementary color is #4C4128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28334C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.