What color is #283931?

#283931 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283931?

The RGB value is 40, 57, 49: 40 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283931?

The complementary color is #392830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283931 color

#283931 rgb(40, 57, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283931 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 22.4% green and 19.2% blue (40, 57, 49).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#283931 color codes

HEX	`#283931`
RGB	`rgb(40, 57, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 22.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 14%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.3, -8.98, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.3, 9.39, 162.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.892, 3.599, 3.447)`
Decimal	`2636081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283931, 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 #283931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #283931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283931; }
.text { color: #283931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 57 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283931, #283939); }

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Questions

What color is #283931?: #283931 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283931?: The RGB value is 40, 57, 49: 40 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283931?: The complementary color is #392830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.