What color is #28422C?

#28422C 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 #28422C?

The RGB value is 40, 66, 44: 40 red, 66 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28422C?

The complementary color is #42283E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28422C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28422C color

#28422C rgb(40, 66, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #28422C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 25.9% green and 17.3% blue (40, 66, 44).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 74% 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 11.02:1).

#28422C color codes

HEX	`#28422C`
RGB	`rgb(40, 66, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 25.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 33%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.35, -15.48, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.35, 18.61, 146.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.278, 4.529, 3.084)`
Decimal	`2638380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28422C, 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 #28422C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28422C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #28422C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28422c; }
.text { color: #28422c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28422c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 66 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28422c, #284239); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #28422C?: #28422C 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 #28422C?: The RGB value is 40, 66, 44: 40 red, 66 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28422C?: The complementary color is #42283E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28422C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.