What color is #285859?

#285859 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #285859?

The RGB value is 40, 88, 89: 40 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #285859?

The complementary color is #592928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #285859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#285859 color

#285859 rgb(40, 88, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #285859 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (40, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#285859 color codes

HEX	`#285859`
RGB	`rgb(40, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 38%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 55%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 1%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, -15.87, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 16.82, 199.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.167, 8.151, 10.698)`
Decimal	`2644057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #285859, 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 #285859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#285859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #285859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #285859; }
.text { color: #285859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #285859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #285859, #284059); }

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Questions

What color is #285859?: #285859 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #285859?: The RGB value is 40, 88, 89: 40 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #285859?: The complementary color is #592928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #285859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.