What color is #28411A?

#28411A 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 #28411A?

The RGB value is 40, 65, 26: 40 red, 65 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28411A?

The complementary color is #331A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28411A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28411A color

#28411A rgb(40, 65, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #28411A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 25.5% green and 10.2% blue (40, 65, 26).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 43% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#28411A color codes

HEX	`#28411A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 65, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 25.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 43%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 60%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 60%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, -18.09, 20.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 27.4, 131.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.952, 4.306, 1.653)`
Decimal	`2638106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28411A, 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 #28411A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28411A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #28411A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28411a; }
.text { color: #28411a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28411a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 65 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28411a, #1a411f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #28411A?: #28411A 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 #28411A?: The RGB value is 40, 65, 26: 40 red, 65 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28411A?: The complementary color is #331A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28411A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.