What color is #283B30?

#283B30 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283B30?

The RGB value is 40, 59, 48: 40 red, 59 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283B30?

The complementary color is #3B2833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283B30 color

#283B30 rgb(40, 59, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283B30 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 23.1% green and 18.8% blue (40, 59, 48).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#283B30 color codes

HEX	`#283B30`
RGB	`rgb(40, 59, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 23.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 32%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 19%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.97, -10.46, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.97, 11.34, 157.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.972, 3.792, 3.371)`
Decimal	`2636592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283B30, 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 #283B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #283B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283b30; }
.text { color: #283b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 59 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283b30, #283b3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #283B30?: #283B30 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283B30?: The RGB value is 40, 59, 48: 40 red, 59 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283B30?: The complementary color is #3B2833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.