What color is #283425?

#283425 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 #283425?

The RGB value is 40, 52, 37: 40 red, 52 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283425?

The complementary color is #312534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283425 color

#283425 rgb(40, 52, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283425 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20.4% green and 14.5% blue (40, 52, 37).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#283425 color codes

HEX	`#283425`
RGB	`rgb(40, 52, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 29%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.21, -8.62, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.21, 11.68, 137.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.437, 3.041, 2.208)`
Decimal	`2634789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283425, 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 #283425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #283425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283425; }
.text { color: #283425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 52 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283425, #253429); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #283425?: #283425 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 #283425?: The RGB value is 40, 52, 37: 40 red, 52 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283425?: The complementary color is #312534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.