What color is #286B44?

#286B44 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #286B44?

The RGB value is 40, 107, 68: 40 red, 107 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #286B44?

The complementary color is #6B284F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #286B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#286B44 color

#286B44 rgb(40, 107, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #286B44 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 42% green and 26.7% blue (40, 107, 68).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 46% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#286B44 color codes

HEX	`#286B44`
RGB	`rgb(40, 107, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 42%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 46%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 36%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.22, -31, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.22, 34.76, 153.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.176, 11.383, 7.287)`
Decimal	`2648900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #286B44, 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 #286B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#286B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #286B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #286b44; }
.text { color: #286b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #286b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 107 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #286b44, #286b66); }

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Questions

What color is #286B44?: #286B44 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #286B44?: The RGB value is 40, 107, 68: 40 red, 107 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #286B44?: The complementary color is #6B284F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #286B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.