What color is #284B26?

#284B26 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284B26?

The RGB value is 40, 75, 38: 40 red, 75 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284B26?

The complementary color is #49264B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284B26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284B26 color

#284B26 rgb(40, 75, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #284B26 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 29.4% green and 14.9% blue (40, 75, 38).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#284B26 color codes

HEX	`#284B26`
RGB	`rgb(40, 75, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 29.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 49%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.44, -21.48, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.44, 28.12, 139.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.741, 5.623, 2.722)`
Decimal	`2640678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284B26, 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 #284B26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284B26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #284B26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284b26; }
.text { color: #284b26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284b26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 75 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284b26, #264b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #284B26?: #284B26 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284B26?: The RGB value is 40, 75, 38: 40 red, 75 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284B26?: The complementary color is #49264B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284B26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.