What color is #284335?

#284335 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 #284335?

The RGB value is 40, 67, 53: 40 red, 67 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284335?

The complementary color is #432836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284335?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284335 color

#284335 rgb(40, 67, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #284335 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 26.3% green and 20.8% blue (40, 67, 53).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#284335 color codes

HEX	`#284335`
RGB	`rgb(40, 67, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 26.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 21%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.93, -13.99, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.93, 14.96, 159.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.525, 4.722, 4.093)`
Decimal	`2638645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284335, 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 #284335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #284335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284335; }
.text { color: #284335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 67 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284335, #284343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #284335?: #284335 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 #284335?: The RGB value is 40, 67, 53: 40 red, 67 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284335?: The complementary color is #432836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284335?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.