What color is #283D52?

#283D52 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283D52?

The RGB value is 40, 61, 82: 40 red, 61 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283D52?

The complementary color is #523D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283D52 color

#283D52 rgb(40, 61, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #283D52 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 23.9% green and 32.2% blue (40, 61, 82).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 34% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pi (#314159), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#283D52 color codes

HEX	`#283D52`
RGB	`rgb(40, 61, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 23.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 34%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 51%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 26%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.94, -1.61, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.94, 15.35, 263.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.066, 4.398, 8.616)`
Decimal	`2637138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283D52, 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 #283D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #283D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283d52; }
.text { color: #283d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 61 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283d52, #282852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #283D52?: #283D52 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283D52?: The RGB value is 40, 61, 82: 40 red, 61 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283D52?: The complementary color is #523D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.