What color is #285B49?

#285B49 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #285B49?

The RGB value is 40, 91, 73: 40 red, 91 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #285B49?

The complementary color is #5B283A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #285B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#285B49 color

#285B49 rgb(40, 91, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #285B49 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 35.7% green and 28.6% blue (40, 91, 73).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 39% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#285B49 color codes

HEX	`#285B49`
RGB	`rgb(40, 91, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 35.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 39%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 56%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.83, -22.04, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.83, 22.65, 166.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.818, 8.414, 7.619)`
Decimal	`2644809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #285B49, 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 #285B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#285B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #285B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #285b49; }
.text { color: #285b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #285b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 91 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #285b49, #28545b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #285B49?: #285B49 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #285B49?: The RGB value is 40, 91, 73: 40 red, 91 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #285B49?: The complementary color is #5B283A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #285B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.