What color is #284A40?

#284A40 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284A40?

The RGB value is 40, 74, 64: 40 red, 74 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284A40?

The complementary color is #4A2832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284A40 color

#284A40 rgb(40, 74, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #284A40 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 29% green and 25.1% blue (40, 74, 64).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 30% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#284A40 color codes

HEX	`#284A40`
RGB	`rgb(40, 74, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 29%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 30%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 46%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 14%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.69, -15.18, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.69, 15.33, 172.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.249, 5.719, 5.729)`
Decimal	`2640448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284A40, 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 #284A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #284A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284a40; }
.text { color: #284a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 74 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284a40, #28434a); }

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Questions

What color is #284A40?: #284A40 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284A40?: The RGB value is 40, 74, 64: 40 red, 74 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284A40?: The complementary color is #4A2832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.