What color is #28473B?

#28473B 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 #28473B?

The RGB value is 40, 71, 59: 40 red, 71 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28473B?

The complementary color is #472834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28473B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28473B color

#28473B rgb(40, 71, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #28473B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 27.8% green and 23.1% blue (40, 71, 59).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 28% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#28473B color codes

HEX	`#28473B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 71, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 27.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 28%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 44%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 17%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.5, -14.78, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.5, 15.22, 166.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.917, 5.273, 4.948)`
Decimal	`2639675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28473B, 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 #28473B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28473B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #28473B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28473b; }
.text { color: #28473b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28473b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 71 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28473b, #284447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #28473B?: #28473B 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 #28473B?: The RGB value is 40, 71, 59: 40 red, 71 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28473B?: The complementary color is #472834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28473B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.