What color is #284F49?

#284F49 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 #284F49?

The RGB value is 40, 79, 73: 40 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #284F49?

The complementary color is #4F282E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #284F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#284F49 color

#284F49 rgb(40, 79, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #284F49 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 31% green and 28.6% blue (40, 79, 73).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#284F49 color codes

HEX	`#284F49`
RGB	`rgb(40, 79, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 31%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.7, -15.53, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.7, 15.55, 182.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.873, 6.524, 7.304)`
Decimal	`2641737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #284F49, 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 #284F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#284F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #284F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #284f49; }
.text { color: #284f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #284f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 79 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #284f49, #28424f); }

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Questions

What color is #284F49?: #284F49 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 #284F49?: The RGB value is 40, 79, 73: 40 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #284F49?: The complementary color is #4F282E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #284F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.