Close to Myrtle
#283D07
#283D07 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Myrtle. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 23.9% green, and 2.7% blue. Its hue is 83°, with 79% saturation and 13% 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 #283D07.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.93:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.76:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.93:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.76:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #283D07 as they’d see it.
#283D07 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #283D07
What color is #283D07?
#283D07 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Myrtle. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 23.9% green, and 2.7% blue. Its hue is 83°, with 79% saturation and 13% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #283D07 in RGB?
#283D07 is rgb(40, 61, 7): 40 red, 61 green, and 7 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #283D07 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(34, 0, 89, 76). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #283D07?
PANTONE 7484 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #283D07?
Its complement #422D5E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.