What color is #28402B?

#28402B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28402B?

The RGB value is 40, 64, 43: 40 red, 64 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28402B?

The complementary color is #40283D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28402B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28402B color

#28402B rgb(40, 64, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #28402B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 25.1% green and 16.9% blue (40, 64, 43).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#28402B color codes

HEX	`#28402B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 64, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 25.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 23%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 33%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.61, -14.55, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.61, 17.64, 145.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.144, 4.292, 2.948)`
Decimal	`2637867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28402B, 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 #28402B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28402B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #28402B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28402b; }
.text { color: #28402b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28402b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 64 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28402b, #284037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #28402B?: #28402B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28402B?: The RGB value is 40, 64, 43: 40 red, 64 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28402B?: The complementary color is #40283D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28402B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.