What color is #284328?

#284328 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284328?

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

What is the complementary color of #284328?

The complementary color is #432843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284328 color

#284328 rgb(40, 67, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #284328 is a dark, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#284328 color codes

HEX	`#284328`
RGB	`rgb(40, 67, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 26.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.62, -16.85, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.62, 21.44, 141.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.265, 4.618, 2.726)`
Decimal	`2638632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284328, 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 #284328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #284328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284328; }
.text { color: #284328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 67 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284328, #284336); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #284328?: #284328 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284328?: The RGB value is 40, 67, 40: 40 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284328?: The complementary color is #432843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.