What color is #283628?

#283628 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 #283628?

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

What is the complementary color of #283628?

The complementary color is #362836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283628?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283628 color

#283628 rgb(40, 54, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283628 is a very dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#283628 color codes

HEX	`#283628`
RGB	`rgb(40, 54, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 21.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 26%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.99, -9.23, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.99, 11.56, 143.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.577, 3.243, 2.497)`
Decimal	`2635304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283628, 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 #283628	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283628 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #283628 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283628; }
.text { color: #283628; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283628; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 54 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283628, #28362f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #283628?: #283628 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 #283628?: The RGB value is 40, 54, 40: 40 red, 54 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283628?: The complementary color is #362836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283628?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.