What color is #283D44?

#283D44 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283D44?

The RGB value is 40, 61, 68: 40 red, 61 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283D44?

The complementary color is #442F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283D44 color

#283D44 rgb(40, 61, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283D44 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 23.9% green and 26.7% blue (40, 61, 68).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#283D44 color codes

HEX	`#283D44`
RGB	`rgb(40, 61, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 23.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 26%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 41%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 10%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.34, -6.17, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.34, 9.28, 228.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.587, 4.206, 6.091)`
Decimal	`2637124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283D44, 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 #283D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #283D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283d44; }
.text { color: #283d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 61 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283d44, #282f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #283D44?: #283D44 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283D44?: The RGB value is 40, 61, 68: 40 red, 61 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283D44?: The complementary color is #442F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.