What color is #283F24?

#283F24 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283F24?

The RGB value is 40, 63, 36: 40 red, 63 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283F24?

The complementary color is #3B243F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283F24 color

#283F24 rgb(40, 63, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #283F24 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 24.7% green and 14.1% blue (40, 63, 36).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#283F24 color codes

HEX	`#283F24`
RGB	`rgb(40, 63, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 24.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.11, -15.38, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.11, 20.65, 138.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.971, 4.133, 2.31)`
Decimal	`2637604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283F24, 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 #283F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #283F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283f24; }
.text { color: #283f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 63 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283f24, #243f2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #283F24?: #283F24 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283F24?: The RGB value is 40, 63, 36: 40 red, 63 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283F24?: The complementary color is #3B243F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.