What color is #284242?

#284242 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 #284242?

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

What is the complementary color of #284242?

The complementary color is #422828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284242 color

#284242 rgb(40, 66, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #284242 is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#284242 color codes

HEX	`#284242`
RGB	`rgb(40, 66, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 25.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.98, -9.9, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.98, 10.39, 197.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.806, 4.741, 5.868)`
Decimal	`2638402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284242, 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 #284242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #284242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284242; }
.text { color: #284242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 66 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284242, #283542); }

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Questions

What color is #284242?: #284242 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 #284242?: The RGB value is 40, 66, 66: 40 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284242?: The complementary color is #422828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.