What color is #284D41?

#284D41 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284D41?

The RGB value is 40, 77, 65: 40 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284D41?

The complementary color is #4D2834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284D41 color

#284D41 rgb(40, 77, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #284D41 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 30.2% green and 25.5% blue (40, 77, 65).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 32% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#284D41 color codes

HEX	`#284D41`
RGB	`rgb(40, 77, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 30.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 32%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 48%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 16%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.76, -16.61, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.76, 16.88, 169.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.483, 6.14, 5.949)`
Decimal	`2641217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284D41, 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 #284D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #284D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284d41; }
.text { color: #284d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 77 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284d41, #28474d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #284D41?: #284D41 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284D41?: The RGB value is 40, 77, 65: 40 red, 77 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284D41?: The complementary color is #4D2834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.