What color is #28350B?

#28350B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28350B?

The RGB value is 40, 53, 11: 40 red, 53 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28350B?

The complementary color is #180B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28350B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28350B color

#28350B rgb(40, 53, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #28350B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20.8% green and 4.3% blue (40, 53, 11).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 66% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#28350B color codes

HEX	`#28350B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 53, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20.8%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 66%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 79%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 79%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.13, -13.05, 23.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.13, 26.88, 119.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.209, 3.021, 0.783)`
Decimal	`2635019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28350B, 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 #28350B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28350B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #28350B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28350b; }
.text { color: #28350b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28350b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 53 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28350b, #13350b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #28350B?: #28350B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28350B?: The RGB value is 40, 53, 11: 40 red, 53 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28350B?: The complementary color is #180B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28350B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.