What color is #283430?

#283430 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283430?

The RGB value is 40, 52, 48: 40 red, 52 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283430?

The complementary color is #34282C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283430 color

#283430 rgb(40, 52, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283430 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20.4% green and 18.8% blue (40, 52, 48).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#283430 color codes

HEX	`#283430`
RGB	`rgb(40, 52, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 23%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.52, -6.06, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.52, 6.12, 171.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.636, 3.12, 3.259)`
Decimal	`2634800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283430, 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 #283430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #283430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283430; }
.text { color: #283430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 52 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283430, #283234); }

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Questions

What color is #283430?: #283430 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283430?: The RGB value is 40, 52, 48: 40 red, 52 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283430?: The complementary color is #34282C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.