What color is #28342C?

#28342C 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 #28342C?

The RGB value is 40, 52, 44: 40 red, 52 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28342C?

The complementary color is #342830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28342C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28342C color

#28342C rgb(40, 52, 44)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20.4% green and 17.3% blue (40, 52, 44).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#28342C color codes

HEX	`#28342C`
RGB	`rgb(40, 52, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 23%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.4, -7.05, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.4, 7.83, 154.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.558, 3.089, 2.844)`
Decimal	`2634796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28342C, 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 #28342C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28342C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #28342C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28342c; }
.text { color: #28342c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28342c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 52 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28342c, #283432); }

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Questions

What color is #28342C?: #28342C 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 #28342C?: The RGB value is 40, 52, 44: 40 red, 52 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28342C?: The complementary color is #342830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28342C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.