What color is #284D38?

#284D38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284D38?

The RGB value is 40, 77, 56: 40 red, 77 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284D38?

The complementary color is #4D283D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284D38 color

#284D38 rgb(40, 77, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #284D38 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 30.2% green and 22% blue (40, 77, 56).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 32% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#284D38 color codes

HEX	`#284D38`
RGB	`rgb(40, 77, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 30.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 32%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 48%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 27%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.52, -18.86, 8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.52, 20.65, 155.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.242, 6.044, 4.684)`
Decimal	`2641208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284D38, 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 #284D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #284D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284d38; }
.text { color: #284d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 77 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284d38, #284d4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #284D38?: #284D38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284D38?: The RGB value is 40, 77, 56: 40 red, 77 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284D38?: The complementary color is #4D283D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.