What color is #28683F?

#28683F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28683F?

The RGB value is 40, 104, 63: 40 red, 104 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28683F?

The complementary color is #682851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28683F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28683F color

#28683F rgb(40, 104, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #28683F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 40.8% green and 24.7% blue (40, 104, 63).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 44% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#28683F color codes

HEX	`#28683F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 104, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 40.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 44%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 62%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 39%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.09, -30.67, 17.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.09, 35.15, 150.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.722, 10.71, 6.415)`
Decimal	`2648127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28683F, 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 #28683F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#28683F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #28683F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28683f; }
.text { color: #28683f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28683f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 104 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28683f, #28685f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #28683F?: #28683F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28683F?: The RGB value is 40, 104, 63: 40 red, 104 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28683F?: The complementary color is #682851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28683F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.