Close to Charcoal Blue
#283C4E
#283C4E is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Charcoal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 23.5% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 208°, with 32% saturation and 23% 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 #283C4E.
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.
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1.85:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #283C4E as they’d see it.
#283C4E 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 #283C4E
What color is #283C4E?
#283C4E is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Charcoal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 23.5% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 208°, with 32% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #283C4E in RGB?
#283C4E is rgb(40, 60, 78): 40 red, 60 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #283C4E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(49, 23, 0, 69). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #283C4E?
PANTONE 7546 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #283C4E?
Its complement #483727 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.