What color is #285C28?

#285C28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #285C28?

The RGB value is 40, 92, 40: 40 red, 92 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #285C28?

The complementary color is #5C285C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #285C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#285C28 color

#285C28 rgb(40, 92, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #285C28 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 36.1% green and 15.7% blue (40, 92, 40).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 39% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#285C28 color codes

HEX	`#285C28`
RGB	`rgb(40, 92, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 36.1%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 39%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 57%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 57%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.51, -29.33, 24.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.51, 38.24, 140.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.085, 8.258, 3.333)`
Decimal	`2645032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #285C28, 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 #285C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#285C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #285C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #285c28; }
.text { color: #285c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #285c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 92 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #285c28, #285c42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #285C28?: #285C28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #285C28?: The RGB value is 40, 92, 40: 40 red, 92 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #285C28?: The complementary color is #5C285C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #285C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.