What color is #284331?

#284331 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284331?

The RGB value is 40, 67, 49: 40 red, 67 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284331?

The complementary color is #43283A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284331 color

#284331 rgb(40, 67, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #284331 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 26.3% green and 19.2% blue (40, 67, 49).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#284331 color codes

HEX	`#284331`
RGB	`rgb(40, 67, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 26.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 27%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, -14.94, 7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 16.83, 152.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.436, 4.687, 3.629)`
Decimal	`2638641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284331, 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 #284331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #284331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284331; }
.text { color: #284331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 67 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284331, #28433f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #284331?: #284331 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284331?: The RGB value is 40, 67, 49: 40 red, 67 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284331?: The complementary color is #43283A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.