What color is #283E1A?

#283E1A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283E1A?

The RGB value is 40, 62, 26: 40 red, 62 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283E1A?

The complementary color is #301A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283E1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283E1A color

#283E1A rgb(40, 62, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #283E1A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 24.3% green and 10.2% blue (40, 62, 26).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 41% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#283E1A color codes

HEX	`#283E1A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 62, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 24.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 41%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 58%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 58%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, -16.45, 19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 25.34, 130.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.784, 3.971, 1.597)`
Decimal	`2637338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283E1A, 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 #283E1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283E1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #283E1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283e1a; }
.text { color: #283e1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283e1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 62 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283e1a, #1a3e1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #283E1A?: #283E1A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283E1A?: The RGB value is 40, 62, 26: 40 red, 62 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283E1A?: The complementary color is #301A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283E1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.