What color is #285227?

#285227 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 #285227?

The RGB value is 40, 82, 39: 40 red, 82 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #285227?

The complementary color is #512752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #285227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#285227 color

#285227 rgb(40, 82, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #285227 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 32.2% green and 15.3% blue (40, 82, 39).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 36% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#285227 color codes

HEX	`#285227`
RGB	`rgb(40, 82, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 32.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 36%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 52%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.95, -24.8, 20.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.95, 32.32, 140.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.258, 6.632, 2.975)`
Decimal	`2642471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #285227, 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 #285227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#285227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #285227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #285227; }
.text { color: #285227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #285227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 82 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #285227, #27523b); }

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Questions

What color is #285227?: #285227 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 #285227?: The RGB value is 40, 82, 39: 40 red, 82 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #285227?: The complementary color is #512752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #285227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.