What color is #283E3B?

#283E3B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283E3B?

The RGB value is 40, 62, 59: 40 red, 62 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283E3B?

The complementary color is #3E282B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283E3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283E3B color

#283E3B rgb(40, 62, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283E3B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 24.3% green and 23.1% blue (40, 62, 59).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#283E3B color codes

HEX	`#283E3B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 62, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 24.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 22%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 35%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.36, -9.43, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.36, 9.48, 185.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.387, 4.212, 4.771)`
Decimal	`2637371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283E3B, 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 #283E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #283E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283e3b; }
.text { color: #283e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 62 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283e3b, #28363e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #283E3B?: #283E3B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283E3B?: The RGB value is 40, 62, 59: 40 red, 62 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283E3B?: The complementary color is #3E282B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283E3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.