What color is #28352E?

#28352E 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 #28352E?

The RGB value is 40, 53, 46: 40 red, 53 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28352E?

The complementary color is #35282F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28352E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28352E color

#28352E rgb(40, 53, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #28352E is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20.8% green and 18% blue (40, 53, 46).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 14% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#28352E color codes

HEX	`#28352E`
RGB	`rgb(40, 53, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 14%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 25%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 13%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.81, -7.2, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.81, 7.67, 159.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.641, 3.194, 3.062)`
Decimal	`2635054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28352E, 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 #28352E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28352E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #28352E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28352e; }
.text { color: #28352e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28352e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 53 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28352e, #283534); }

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Questions

What color is #28352E?: #28352E 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 #28352E?: The RGB value is 40, 53, 46: 40 red, 53 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28352E?: The complementary color is #35282F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28352E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.