What color is #28A514?

#28A514 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Always Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28A514?

The RGB value is 40, 165, 20: 40 red, 165 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28A514?

The complementary color is #9114A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28A514?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28A514 color

#28A514 rgb(40, 165, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #28A514 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 64.7% green and 7.8% blue (40, 165, 20).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 78% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Always Greener (#11AA00), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#28A514 color codes

HEX	`#28A514`
RGB	`rgb(40, 165, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 64.7%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 78%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 88%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 88%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -57.9, 57.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 81.53, 135.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.456, 27.41, 5.191)`
Decimal	`2663700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28A514, 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 #28A514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#28A514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #28A514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28a514; }
.text { color: #28a514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28a514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 165 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28a514, #14a548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #28A514?: #28A514 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Always Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28A514?: The RGB value is 40, 165, 20: 40 red, 165 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28A514?: The complementary color is #9114A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28A514?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.