What color is #284D4C?

#284D4C is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284D4C?

The RGB value is 40, 77, 76: 40 red, 77 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284D4C?

The complementary color is #4D2829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284D4C color

#284D4C rgb(40, 77, 76)

Shades of teal

The hex color #284D4C is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 30.2% green and 29.8% blue (40, 77, 76).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 32% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#284D4C color codes

HEX	`#284D4C`
RGB	`rgb(40, 77, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 30.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 32%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 48%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 1%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.11, -13.51, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.11, 13.96, 194.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.833, 6.28, 7.794)`
Decimal	`2641228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284D4C, 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 #284D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #284D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284d4c; }
.text { color: #284d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 77 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284d4c, #283c4d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #284D4C?: #284D4C is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284D4C?: The RGB value is 40, 77, 76: 40 red, 77 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284D4C?: The complementary color is #4D2829, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.