What color is #284C46?

#284C46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284C46?

The RGB value is 40, 76, 70: 40 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284C46?

The complementary color is #4C282E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284C46 color

#284C46 rgb(40, 76, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #284C46 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 29.8% green and 27.5% blue (40, 76, 70).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#284C46 color codes

HEX	`#284C46`
RGB	`rgb(40, 76, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 29.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 47%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.57, -14.67, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.57, 14.68, 181.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.565, 6.062, 6.723)`
Decimal	`2640966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284C46, 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 #284C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #284C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284c46; }
.text { color: #284c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 76 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284c46, #28404c); }

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Questions

What color is #284C46?: #284C46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284C46?: The RGB value is 40, 76, 70: 40 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284C46?: The complementary color is #4C282E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.