What color is #28463B?

#28463B 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 #28463B?

The RGB value is 40, 70, 59: 40 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28463B?

The complementary color is #462833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28463B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28463B color

#28463B rgb(40, 70, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #28463B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 27.5% green and 23.1% blue (40, 70, 59).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 27% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#28463B color codes

HEX	`#28463B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 70, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 27.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 27%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.15, -14.21, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.15, 14.55, 167.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.854, 5.147, 4.927)`
Decimal	`2639419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28463B, 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 #28463B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28463B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #28463B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28463b; }
.text { color: #28463b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28463b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 70 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28463b, #284246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #28463B?: #28463B 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 #28463B?: The RGB value is 40, 70, 59: 40 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28463B?: The complementary color is #462833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28463B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.