What color is #28453D?

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

What is the RGB value of #28453D?

The RGB value is 40, 69, 61: 40 red, 69 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28453D?

The complementary color is #452830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28453D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28453D color

#28453D rgb(40, 69, 61)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 27.1% green and 23.9% blue (40, 69, 61).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 27% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#28453D color codes

HEX	`#28453D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 69, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 27.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 27%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 42%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.86, -13.1, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.86, 13.17, 173.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.845, 5.044, 5.185)`
Decimal	`2639165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28453D, 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 #28453D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28453D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #28453D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28453d; }
.text { color: #28453d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28453d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 69 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28453d, #283f45); }

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Questions

What color is #28453D?: #28453D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28453D?: The RGB value is 40, 69, 61: 40 red, 69 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28453D?: The complementary color is #452830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28453D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.