What color is #285A52?

#285A52 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #285A52?

The RGB value is 40, 90, 82: 40 red, 90 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #285A52?

The complementary color is #5A2830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #285A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#285A52 color

#285A52 rgb(40, 90, 82)

Shades of teal

The hex color #285A52 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 35.3% green and 32.2% blue (40, 90, 82).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#285A52 color codes

HEX	`#285A52`
RGB	`rgb(40, 90, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 35.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 38%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 56%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.75, -19.06, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.75, 19.06, 181.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.054, 8.372, 9.278)`
Decimal	`2644562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #285A52, 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 #285A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#285A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #285A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #285a52; }
.text { color: #285a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #285a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 90 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #285a52, #28495a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #285A52?: #285A52 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #285A52?: The RGB value is 40, 90, 82: 40 red, 90 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #285A52?: The complementary color is #5A2830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #285A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.