What color is #28453B?

#28453B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28453B?

The RGB value is 40, 69, 59: 40 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28453B?

The complementary color is #452832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28453B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28453B color

#28453B rgb(40, 69, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #28453B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 27.1% green and 23.1% blue (40, 69, 59).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 27% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#28453B color codes

HEX	`#28453B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 69, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 27.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 27%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 42%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.8, -13.63, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.8, 13.88, 169.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.792, 5.023, 4.907)`
Decimal	`2639163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28453B, 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 #28453B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28453B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #28453B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28453b; }
.text { color: #28453b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28453b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 69 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28453b, #284045); }

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Questions

What color is #28453B?: #28453B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28453B?: The RGB value is 40, 69, 59: 40 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28453B?: The complementary color is #452832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28453B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.