What color is #284141?

#284141 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284141?

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

What is the complementary color of #284141?

The complementary color is #412828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284141 color

#284141 rgb(40, 65, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #284141 is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#284141 color codes

HEX	`#284141`
RGB	`rgb(40, 65, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 25.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.6, -9.57, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.6, 10.05, 197.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.719, 4.613, 5.694)`
Decimal	`2638145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284141, 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 #284141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #284141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284141; }
.text { color: #284141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 65 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284141, #283541); }

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Questions

What color is #284141?: #284141 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284141?: The RGB value is 40, 65, 65: 40 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284141?: The complementary color is #412828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.