What color is #284243?

#284243 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284243?

The RGB value is 40, 66, 67: 40 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284243?

The complementary color is #432928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284243 color

#284243 rgb(40, 66, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #284243 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 25.9% green and 26.3% blue (40, 66, 67).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#284243 color codes

HEX	`#284243`
RGB	`rgb(40, 66, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 25.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 1%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, -9.6, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 10.31, 201.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.836, 4.753, 6.024)`
Decimal	`2638403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284243, 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 #284243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #284243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284243; }
.text { color: #284243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 66 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284243, #283543); }

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Questions

What color is #284243?: #284243 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284243?: The RGB value is 40, 66, 67: 40 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284243?: The complementary color is #432928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.