What color is #283A07?

#283A07 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283A07?

The RGB value is 40, 58, 7: 40 red, 58 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283A07?

The complementary color is #19073A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283A07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283A07 color

#283A07 rgb(40, 58, 7)

Shades of green

The hex color #283A07 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 22.7% green and 2.7% blue (40, 58, 7).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 78% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#283A07 color codes

HEX	`#283A07`
RGB	`rgb(40, 58, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 22.7%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 78%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 88%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 88%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.92, -16.21, 27.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.92, 31.58, 120.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.426, 3.493, 0.747)`
Decimal	`2636295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283A07, 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 #283A07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283A07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #283A07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283a07; }
.text { color: #283a07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283a07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 58 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283a07, #0e3a07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #283A07?: #283A07 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283A07?: The RGB value is 40, 58, 7: 40 red, 58 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283A07?: The complementary color is #19073A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283A07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.