What color is #28383D?

#28383D is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28383D?

The RGB value is 40, 56, 61: 40 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28383D?

The complementary color is #3D2D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28383D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28383D color

#28383D rgb(40, 56, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #28383D is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 22% green and 23.9% blue (40, 56, 61).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 21% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#28383D color codes

HEX	`#28383D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 56, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 22%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 21%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 34%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 8%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.36, -5.06, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.36, 7.27, 225.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.131, 3.616, 4.947)`
Decimal	`2635837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28383D, 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 #28383D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28383D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #28383D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28383d; }
.text { color: #28383d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28383d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 56 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28383d, #282e3d); }

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Questions

What color is #28383D?: #28383D is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gunmetal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28383D?: The RGB value is 40, 56, 61: 40 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28383D?: The complementary color is #3D2D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28383D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.