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#283F38 closest to Everglade

#283F38 is a dark gray; the closest named color is Everglade. In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 24.7% green and 22.0% blue (rgb(40, 63, 56)). Its HSL value is 162° hue, 22% saturation and 20% lightness, and in CMYK it is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 75% black. #283F38 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.30:1.

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Variations of #283F38

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#283F38 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#283F38 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #283F38 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #393938
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3E3C38
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #393D38
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #393938
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #353B38
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #223F3D
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #253F3A
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3A3A3A
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #363C3A

#283F38 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.30:1 Very good#283F38 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#283F38 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#283F38 in CSS

/* Everglade */
.color { color: #283F38; }
.background { background-color: #283F38; }
.border { border: 1px solid #283F38; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(40 63 56);
color: hsl(162 22% 20%);
color: oklch(0.346 0.031 173.4);

#283F38 FAQ

What color is #283F38?

#283F38 is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Everglade. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #283F38?

#283F38 is rgb(40, 63, 56) in RGB, hsl(162, 22%, 20%) in HSL and cmyk(37%, 0%, 11%, 75%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #283F38?

The complementary color of #283F38 is #3F282F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #283F38?

White text has the best contrast on #283F38: 11.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #283F38 a warm or cool color?

#283F38 is a neutral color.