What color is #284137?

#284137 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284137?

The RGB value is 40, 65, 55: 40 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284137?

The complementary color is #412832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284137 color

#284137 rgb(40, 65, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #284137 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 25.5% green and 21.6% blue (40, 65, 55).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 24% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#284137 color codes

HEX	`#284137`
RGB	`rgb(40, 65, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 25.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 24%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.28, -12.32, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.28, 12.69, 166.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.455, 4.507, 4.302)`
Decimal	`2638135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284137, 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 #284137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #284137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284137; }
.text { color: #284137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 65 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284137, #283e41); }

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Questions

What color is #284137?: #284137 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284137?: The RGB value is 40, 65, 55: 40 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284137?: The complementary color is #412832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.