What color is #28513D?

#28513D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28513D?

The RGB value is 40, 81, 61: 40 red, 81 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28513D?

The complementary color is #51283C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28513D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28513D color

#28513D rgb(40, 81, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #28513D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 31.8% green and 23.9% blue (40, 81, 61).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 34% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#28513D color codes

HEX	`#28513D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 81, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 31.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 34%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 51%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 25%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.05, -19.81, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.05, 21.14, 159.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.659, 6.673, 5.456)`
Decimal	`2642237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28513D, 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 #28513D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28513D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #28513D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28513d; }
.text { color: #28513d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28513d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 81 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28513d, #285051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #28513D?: #28513D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28513D?: The RGB value is 40, 81, 61: 40 red, 81 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28513D?: The complementary color is #51283C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28513D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.