What color is #284541?

#284541 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284541?

The RGB value is 40, 69, 65: 40 red, 69 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284541?

The complementary color is #45282C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284541 color

#284541 rgb(40, 69, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #284541 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 27.1% green and 25.5% blue (40, 69, 65).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 27% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#284541 color codes

HEX	`#284541`
RGB	`rgb(40, 69, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 27.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 27%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 42%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.99, -11.99, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.99, 12.04, 184.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.957, 5.089, 5.774)`
Decimal	`2639169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284541, 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 #284541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #284541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284541; }
.text { color: #284541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 69 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284541, #283b45); }

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Questions

What color is #284541?: #284541 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284541?: The RGB value is 40, 69, 65: 40 red, 69 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284541?: The complementary color is #45282C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.