What color is #284C23?

#284C23 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 #284C23?

The RGB value is 40, 76, 35: 40 red, 76 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284C23?

The complementary color is #47234C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284C23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284C23 color

#284C23 rgb(40, 76, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #284C23 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 29.8% green and 13.7% blue (40, 76, 35).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 37% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#284C23 color codes

HEX	`#284C23`
RGB	`rgb(40, 76, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 29.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 37%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 54%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 54%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.75, -22.48, 20.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.75, 30.3, 137.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.763, 5.741, 2.5)`
Decimal	`2640931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284C23, 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 #284C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #284C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284c23; }
.text { color: #284c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 76 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284c23, #234c33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #284C23?: #284C23 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 #284C23?: The RGB value is 40, 76, 35: 40 red, 76 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284C23?: The complementary color is #47234C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284C23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.