What color is #283D42?

#283D42 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 #283D42?

The RGB value is 40, 61, 66: 40 red, 61 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283D42?

The complementary color is #422D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283D42 color

#283D42 rgb(40, 61, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283D42 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 23.9% green and 25.9% blue (40, 61, 66).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#283D42 color codes

HEX	`#283D42`
RGB	`rgb(40, 61, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 23.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 8%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.26, -6.78, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.26, 8.87, 220.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.527, 4.182, 5.775)`
Decimal	`2637122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283D42, 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 #283D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #283D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283d42; }
.text { color: #283d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 61 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283d42, #283042); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #283D42?: #283D42 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 #283D42?: The RGB value is 40, 61, 66: 40 red, 61 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283D42?: The complementary color is #422D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.