What color is #284341?

#284341 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 #284341?

The RGB value is 40, 67, 65: 40 red, 67 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284341?

The complementary color is #43282A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284341 color

#284341 rgb(40, 67, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #284341 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 26.3% green and 25.5% blue (40, 67, 65).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#284341 color codes

HEX	`#284341`
RGB	`rgb(40, 67, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 26.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 3%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.29, -10.79, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.29, 10.98, 190.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.836, 4.847, 5.733)`
Decimal	`2638657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284341, 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 #284341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #284341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284341; }
.text { color: #284341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 67 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284341, #283843); }

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Questions

What color is #284341?: #284341 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 #284341?: The RGB value is 40, 67, 65: 40 red, 67 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284341?: The complementary color is #43282A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.