What color is #283B34?

#283B34 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283B34?

The RGB value is 40, 59, 52: 40 red, 59 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283B34?

The complementary color is #3B282F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283B34 color

#283B34 rgb(40, 59, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283B34 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 23.1% green and 20.4% blue (40, 59, 52).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#283B34 color codes

HEX	`#283B34`
RGB	`rgb(40, 59, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 23.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 32%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 12%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.09, -9.46, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.09, 9.64, 168.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.059, 3.827, 3.826)`
Decimal	`2636596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283B34, 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 #283B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #283B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283b34; }
.text { color: #283b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 59 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283b34, #28393b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #283B34?: #283B34 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283B34?: The RGB value is 40, 59, 52: 40 red, 59 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283B34?: The complementary color is #3B282F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.