What color is #28342A?

#28342A 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 #28342A?

The RGB value is 40, 52, 42: 40 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28342A?

The complementary color is #342832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28342A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28342A color

#28342A rgb(40, 52, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #28342A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20.4% green and 16.5% blue (40, 52, 42).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#28342A color codes

HEX	`#28342A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 52, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 23%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.34, -7.52, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.34, 8.86, 148.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.521, 3.074, 2.651)`
Decimal	`2634794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28342A, 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 #28342A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28342A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	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 #28342A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28342a; }
.text { color: #28342a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28342a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 52 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28342a, #283430); }

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Questions

What color is #28342A?: #28342A 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 #28342A?: The RGB value is 40, 52, 42: 40 red, 52 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28342A?: The complementary color is #342832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28342A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.