What color is #283939?

#283939 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283939?

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

What is the complementary color of #283939?

The complementary color is #392828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283939 color

#283939 rgb(40, 57, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283939 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#283939 color codes

HEX	`#283939`
RGB	`rgb(40, 57, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 22.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.56, -6.85, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.56, 7.21, 198.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.076, 3.673, 4.417)`
Decimal	`2636089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283939, 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 #283939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #283939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283939; }
.text { color: #283939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 57 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283939, #283139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #283939?: #283939 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283939?: The RGB value is 40, 57, 57: 40 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283939?: The complementary color is #392828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.