What color is #283C3C?

#283C3C is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283C3C?

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

What is the complementary color of #283C3C?

The complementary color is #3C2828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283C3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283C3C color

#283C3C rgb(40, 60, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283C3C is a very dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 20% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#283C3C color codes

HEX	`#283C3C`
RGB	`rgb(40, 60, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 23.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 20%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 33%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.7, -7.91, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.7, 8.31, 197.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.306, 4.009, 4.874)`
Decimal	`2636860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283C3C, 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 #283C3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283C3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #283C3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283c3c; }
.text { color: #283c3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283c3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 60 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283c3c, #28323c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #283C3C?: #283C3C is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283C3C?: The RGB value is 40, 60, 60: 40 red, 60 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283C3C?: The complementary color is #3C2828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283C3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.