What color is #284315?

#284315 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284315?

The RGB value is 40, 67, 21: 40 red, 67 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284315?

The complementary color is #301543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284315?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284315 color

#284315 rgb(40, 67, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #284315 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 26.3% green and 8.2% blue (40, 67, 21).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 52% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#284315 color codes

HEX	`#284315`
RGB	`rgb(40, 67, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 26.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 52%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 69%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 69%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.32, -19.78, 24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.32, 31.2, 129.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.018, 4.519, 1.423)`
Decimal	`2638613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284315, 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 #284315	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284315 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #284315 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284315; }
.text { color: #284315; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284315; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 67 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284315, #154319); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #284315?: #284315 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284315?: The RGB value is 40, 67, 21: 40 red, 67 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284315?: The complementary color is #301543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284315?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.