Recognised as Colour

#282B23

#282B23
Green
Dark
Nearest: Black

#282B23 is a green with RGB values 40, 43, 35 and HSL 83°, 10%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#282B23

RGBrgb(40, 43, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1686, 0.1373

RGB percentages15.7%, 16.9%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(82.5, 10.3%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(82.5, 18.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK7%, 0%, 18.6%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,632,483

CSS custom property--colour: #282B23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.38:1

Contrast with white14.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#D7D4DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2A23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C2A23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#292A29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28 Gray · ΔE 37 Slate grey · ΔE 39 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#26232B

Analogous#2B2A23, #242B23

Triadic#23282B, #2B2328

Split complementary#23242B, #2A232B

Tetradic#232B2A, #26232B, #2B2324

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#909981

Lighter +30%#767F68

Lighter +20%#5C6351

Lighter +10%#42473A

Darker −10%#0E0F0C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A3519

Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R40

G43

B35

Red40 (15.7%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue82.5°

Saturation (HSL)10.26%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 28 · G 2B · B 23

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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