What color is #284106?

#284106 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284106?

The RGB value is 40, 65, 6: 40 red, 65 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284106?

The complementary color is #1F0641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284106?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284106 color

#284106 rgb(40, 65, 6)

Shades of green

The hex color #284106 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 25.5% green and 2.4% blue (40, 65, 6).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 83% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#284106 color codes

HEX	`#284106`
RGB	`rgb(40, 65, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 25.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 83%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 91%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 91%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, -20.03, 30.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 36.16, 123.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.798, 4.245, 0.844)`
Decimal	`2638086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284106, 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 #284106	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284106 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #284106 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284106; }
.text { color: #284106; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284106; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 65 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284106, #0b4106); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #284106?: #284106 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284106?: The RGB value is 40, 65, 6: 40 red, 65 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284106?: The complementary color is #1F0641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284106?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.