Close to Gunmetal
#283B40
#283B40 is a very dark, muted teal, close to the color Gunmetal. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 23.1% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 193°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #283B40.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.73:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.79:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.73:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.79:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #283B40 as they’d see it.
#283B40 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #283B40
What color is #283B40?
#283B40 is a very dark, muted teal, close to the color Gunmetal. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 23.1% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 193°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #283B40 in RGB?
#283B40 is rgb(40, 59, 64): 40 red, 59 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #283B40 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(38, 8, 0, 75). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #283B40?
PANTONE 432 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #283B40?
Its complement #443430 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.