What color is #28361E?

#28361E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28361E?

The RGB value is 40, 54, 30: 40 red, 54 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28361E?

The complementary color is #2C1E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28361E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28361E color

#28361E rgb(40, 54, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #28361E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 21.2% green and 11.8% blue (40, 54, 30).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 29% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#28361E color codes

HEX	`#28361E`
RGB	`rgb(40, 54, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 21.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 29%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 44%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 44%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.76, -11.19, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.76, 17.35, 130.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.429, 3.183, 1.715)`
Decimal	`2635294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28361E, 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 #28361E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28361E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #28361E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28361e; }
.text { color: #28361e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28361e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 54 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28361e, #1e3620); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #28361E?: #28361E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28361E?: The RGB value is 40, 54, 30: 40 red, 54 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28361E?: The complementary color is #2C1E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28361E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.