What color is #284B00?

#284B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284B00?

The RGB value is 40, 75, 0: 40 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284B00?

The complementary color is #23004B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284B00 color

#284B00 rgb(40, 75, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #284B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 29.4% green and 0% blue (40, 75, 0).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#284B00 color codes

HEX	`#284B00`
RGB	`rgb(40, 75, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 29.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 100%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.07, -25.35, 35.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.07, 43.88, 125.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.391, 5.483, 0.88)`
Decimal	`2640640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284B00, 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 #284B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #284B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284b00; }
.text { color: #284b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 75 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284b00, #034b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #284B00?: #284B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284B00?: The RGB value is 40, 75, 0: 40 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284B00?: The complementary color is #23004B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.