What color is #286C41?

#286C41 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 #286C41?

The RGB value is 40, 108, 65: 40 red, 108 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #286C41?

The complementary color is #6C2853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #286C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#286C41 color

#286C41 rgb(40, 108, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #286C41 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 42.4% green and 25.5% blue (40, 108, 65).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 46% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#286C41 color codes

HEX	`#286C41`
RGB	`rgb(40, 108, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 42.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 46%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 40%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.5, -32.08, 17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.5, 36.72, 150.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.191, 11.557, 6.852)`
Decimal	`2649153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #286C41, 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 #286C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#286C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #286C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #286c41; }
.text { color: #286c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #286c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 108 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #286c41, #286c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #286C41?: #286C41 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 #286C41?: The RGB value is 40, 108, 65: 40 red, 108 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #286C41?: The complementary color is #6C2853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #286C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.