What color is #283B22?

#283B22 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283B22?

The RGB value is 40, 59, 34: 40 red, 59 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283B22?

The complementary color is #35223B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283B22 color

#283B22 rgb(40, 59, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #283B22 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 23.1% green and 13.3% blue (40, 59, 34).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#283B22 color codes

HEX	`#283B22`
RGB	`rgb(40, 59, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 23.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 42%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 42%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.63, -13.45, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.63, 18.79, 135.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.728, 3.694, 2.082)`
Decimal	`2636578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283B22, 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 #283B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #283B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283b22; }
.text { color: #283b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 59 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283b22, #223b29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #283B22?: #283B22 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283B22?: The RGB value is 40, 59, 34: 40 red, 59 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283B22?: The complementary color is #35223B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.