What color is #283D3F?

#283D3F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283D3F?

The RGB value is 40, 61, 63: 40 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283D3F?

The complementary color is #3F2A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283D3F color

#283D3F rgb(40, 61, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283D3F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 23.9% green and 24.7% blue (40, 61, 63).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#283D3F color codes

HEX	`#283D3F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 61, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 23.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 22%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 37%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 3%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.15, -7.67, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.15, 8.6, 206.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.441, 4.147, 5.321)`
Decimal	`2637119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283D3F, 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 #283D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #283D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283d3f; }
.text { color: #283d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 61 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283d3f, #28323f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #283D3F?: #283D3F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283D3F?: The RGB value is 40, 61, 63: 40 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283D3F?: The complementary color is #3F2A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.