What color is #283620?

#283620 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 #283620?

The RGB value is 40, 54, 32: 40 red, 54 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283620?

The complementary color is #2E2036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283620?

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.

#283620 color

#283620 rgb(40, 54, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #283620 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 21.2% green and 12.5% blue (40, 54, 32).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#283620 color codes

HEX	`#283620`
RGB	`rgb(40, 54, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 21.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 41%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 41%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.8, -10.84, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.8, 16.17, 132.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.455, 3.194, 1.853)`
Decimal	`2635296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283620, 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 #283620	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283620 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 #283620 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283620; }
.text { color: #283620; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283620; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 54 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283620, #203623); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #283620?: #283620 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 #283620?: The RGB value is 40, 54, 32: 40 red, 54 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283620?: The complementary color is #2E2036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283620?: 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.