What color is #28372F?

#28372F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28372F?

The RGB value is 40, 55, 47: 40 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28372F?

The complementary color is #372830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28372F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28372F color

#28372F rgb(40, 55, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #28372F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 21.6% green and 18.4% blue (40, 55, 47).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 16% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#28372F color codes

HEX	`#28372F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 55, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 21.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 16%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 15%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.54, -8.22, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.54, 8.76, 159.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.754, 3.389, 3.198)`
Decimal	`2635567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28372F, 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 #28372F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28372F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #28372F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28372f; }
.text { color: #28372f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28372f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 55 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28372f, #283737); }

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Questions

What color is #28372F?: #28372F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28372F?: The RGB value is 40, 55, 47: 40 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28372F?: The complementary color is #372830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28372F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.