What color is #28423E?

#28423E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28423E?

The RGB value is 40, 66, 62: 40 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28423E?

The complementary color is #42282C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28423E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28423E color

#28423E rgb(40, 66, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #28423E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 25.9% green and 24.3% blue (40, 66, 62).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#28423E color codes

HEX	`#28423E`
RGB	`rgb(40, 66, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 25.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.85, -11.04, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.85, 11.06, 183.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.692, 4.695, 5.268)`
Decimal	`2638398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28423E, 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 #28423E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28423E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #28423E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28423e; }
.text { color: #28423e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28423e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 66 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28423e, #283942); }

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Questions

What color is #28423E?: #28423E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28423E?: The RGB value is 40, 66, 62: 40 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28423E?: The complementary color is #42282C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28423E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.