What color is #284A67?

#284A67 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bluedgeons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284A67?

The RGB value is 40, 74, 103: 40 red, 74 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284A67?

The complementary color is #674528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284A67 color

#284A67 rgb(40, 74, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #284A67 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 29% green and 40.4% blue (40, 74, 103).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 44% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bluedgeons (#324C64), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#284A67 color codes

HEX	`#284A67`
RGB	`rgb(40, 74, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 29%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 44%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 61%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 28%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.22, -2.72, -20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.22, 20.81, 262.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.771, 6.327, 13.747)`
Decimal	`2640487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284A67, 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 #284A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #284A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284a67; }
.text { color: #284a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 74 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284a67, #282b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #284A67?: #284A67 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bluedgeons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284A67?: The RGB value is 40, 74, 103: 40 red, 74 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284A67?: The complementary color is #674528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.