What color is #284F2B?

#284F2B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #284F2B?

The RGB value is 40, 79, 43: 40 red, 79 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284F2B?

The complementary color is #4F284C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284F2B color

#284F2B rgb(40, 79, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #284F2B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 31% green and 16.9% blue (40, 79, 43).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#284F2B color codes

HEX	`#284F2B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 79, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 31%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 46%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.95, -22.62, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.95, 28.34, 142.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.107, 6.217, 3.269)`
Decimal	`2641707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284F2B, 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 #284F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #284F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284f2b; }
.text { color: #284f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 79 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284f2b, #284f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #284F2B?: #284F2B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #284F2B?: The RGB value is 40, 79, 43: 40 red, 79 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284F2B?: The complementary color is #4F284C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.