What color is #284544?

#284544 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 #284544?

The RGB value is 40, 69, 68: 40 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284544?

The complementary color is #452829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284544 color

#284544 rgb(40, 69, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #284544 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 27.1% green and 26.7% blue (40, 69, 68).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 27% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#284544 color codes

HEX	`#284544`
RGB	`rgb(40, 69, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 27.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 27%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 42%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.09, -11.13, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.09, 11.49, 194.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.046, 5.124, 6.244)`
Decimal	`2639172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284544, 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 #284544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #284544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284544; }
.text { color: #284544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 69 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284544, #283845); }

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Questions

What color is #284544?: #284544 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 #284544?: The RGB value is 40, 69, 68: 40 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284544?: The complementary color is #452829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.