What color is #283A25?

#283A25 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283A25?

The RGB value is 40, 58, 37: 40 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283A25?

The complementary color is #37253A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283A25?

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.

#283A25 color

#283A25 rgb(40, 58, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #283A25 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 22.7% green and 14.5% blue (40, 58, 37).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#283A25 color codes

HEX	`#283A25`
RGB	`rgb(40, 58, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 22.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 36%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.34, -12.29, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.34, 16.35, 138.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.722, 3.611, 2.303)`
Decimal	`2636325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283A25, 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 #283A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283A25 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 #283A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283a25; }
.text { color: #283a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 58 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283a25, #253a2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #283A25?: #283A25 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283A25?: The RGB value is 40, 58, 37: 40 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283A25?: The complementary color is #37253A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283A25?: 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.