What color is #284948?

#284948 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284948?

The RGB value is 40, 73, 72: 40 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284948?

The complementary color is #492829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284948 color

#284948 rgb(40, 73, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #284948 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 28.6% green and 28.2% blue (40, 73, 72).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 29% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#284948 color codes

HEX	`#284948`
RGB	`rgb(40, 73, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 28.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 29%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 45%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, -12.35, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 12.75, 194.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.427, 5.684, 6.993)`
Decimal	`2640200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284948, 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 #284948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #284948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284948; }
.text { color: #284948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 73 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284948, #283949); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #284948?: #284948 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284948?: The RGB value is 40, 73, 72: 40 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284948?: The complementary color is #492829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.