What color is #28442A?

#28442A 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 #28442A?

The RGB value is 40, 68, 42: 40 red, 68 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28442A?

The complementary color is #442842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28442A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28442A color

#28442A rgb(40, 68, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #28442A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 26.7% green and 16.5% blue (40, 68, 42).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#28442A color codes

HEX	`#28442A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 68, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 26.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 26%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 41%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 38%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, -17.01, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 21.12, 143.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.36, 4.752, 2.93)`
Decimal	`2638890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28442A, 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 #28442A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28442A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #28442A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28442a; }
.text { color: #28442a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28442a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 68 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28442a, #284438); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #28442A?: #28442A 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 #28442A?: The RGB value is 40, 68, 42: 40 red, 68 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28442A?: The complementary color is #442842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28442A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.