What color is #283C24?

#283C24 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283C24?

The RGB value is 40, 60, 36: 40 red, 60 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283C24?

The complementary color is #38243C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283C24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283C24 color

#283C24 rgb(40, 60, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #283C24 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 23.5% green and 14.1% blue (40, 60, 36).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#283C24 color codes

HEX	`#283C24`
RGB	`rgb(40, 60, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 23.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 40%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.03, -13.66, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.03, 18.42, 137.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.809, 3.81, 2.256)`
Decimal	`2636836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283C24, 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 #283C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283C24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #283C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283c24; }
.text { color: #283c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 60 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283c24, #243c2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #283C24?: #283C24 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283C24?: The RGB value is 40, 60, 36: 40 red, 60 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283C24?: The complementary color is #38243C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283C24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.