What color is #288F35?

#288F35 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #288F35?

The RGB value is 40, 143, 53: 40 red, 143 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #288F35?

The complementary color is #8F2882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #288F35?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#288F35 color

#288F35 rgb(40, 143, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #288F35 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 56.1% green and 20.8% blue (40, 143, 53).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 56% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Resplendent Growth (#3D8B37), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#288F35 color codes

HEX	`#288F35`
RGB	`rgb(40, 143, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 56.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 56%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 72%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 63%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.23, -47.96, 38.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.23, 61.62, 141.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.339, 20.352, 6.698)`
Decimal	`2658101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #288F35, 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 #288F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#288F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	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 #288F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #288f35; }
.text { color: #288f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #288f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 143 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #288f35, #288f69); }

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Questions

What color is #288F35?: #288F35 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #288F35?: The RGB value is 40, 143, 53: 40 red, 143 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #288F35?: The complementary color is #8F2882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #288F35?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.