What color is #28371B?

#28371B 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 #28371B?

The RGB value is 40, 55, 27: 40 red, 55 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28371B?

The complementary color is #2A1B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28371B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28371B color

#28371B rgb(40, 55, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #28371B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 21.6% green and 10.6% blue (40, 55, 27).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 34% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#28371B color codes

HEX	`#28371B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 55, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 21.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 34%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 51%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 51%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.07, -12.29, 15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.07, 19.83, 128.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.439, 3.263, 1.538)`
Decimal	`2635547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28371B, 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 #28371B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28371B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #28371B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28371b; }
.text { color: #28371b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28371b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 55 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28371b, #1b371c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #28371B?: #28371B 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 #28371B?: The RGB value is 40, 55, 27: 40 red, 55 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28371B?: The complementary color is #2A1B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28371B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.