What color is #283539?

#283539 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283539?

The RGB value is 40, 53, 57: 40 red, 53 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283539?

The complementary color is #392C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283539 color

#283539 rgb(40, 53, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283539 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 20.8% green and 22.4% blue (40, 53, 57).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#283539 color codes

HEX	`#283539`
RGB	`rgb(40, 53, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 20.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 7%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.18, -4.26, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.18, 6.04, 225.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.886, 3.293, 4.354)`
Decimal	`2635065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283539, 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 #283539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #283539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283539; }
.text { color: #283539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 53 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283539, #282d39); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #283539?: #283539 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283539?: The RGB value is 40, 53, 57: 40 red, 53 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283539?: The complementary color is #392C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.