#282D1F Color

#282D1F is rgb(40, 45, 31) in RGB, hsl(81, 18%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#282D1F

HEX#282D1F

RGBrgb(40, 45, 31)

HSLhsl(81, 18%, 15%)

HSVhsv(81, 31%, 18%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(28.8% 0.025 123.9)

LABlab(17.63% -4.62 8.32)

LCHlch(17.63% 9.52 119.01)

What #282D1F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #282D1F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 9.05 Black Olive#3B3C36ΔE 9.38 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 9.61 Kombu Green#354230ΔE 9.63 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 9.65 Medium Jungle Green#1C352DΔE 10

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#282D1F Channel Values

How #282D1F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 40 · G 45 · B 31	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 81° · S 18% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 81° · S 31% · V 18%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 82%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.14:1 vs white · 1.49:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #282D1F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #282D1F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #282D1F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #282D1F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #282D1F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#282D1F

Protanopia#2C2C1F

Protanomaly#2B2D1F

Deuteranopia#2B2B1F

Deuteranomaly#2A2C1F

Tritanopia#2A2B2B

Tritanomaly#292C27

Achromatopsia#2B2B2B

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Using #282D1F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-282d1f: #282D1F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #282D1F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-282d1f': '#282D1F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.176, blue: 0.122)

Android XML<color name="color_282d1f">#282D1F</color>

SVG fillfill="#282D1F"

More Green Colors

#282D1F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#282D1F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #282D1F?

#282D1F is a darkest green — rgb(40, 45, 31) in RGB and hsl(81, 18%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.05.

What is the RGB value of #282D1F?

#282D1F is rgb(40, 45, 31) — red 40, green 45, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #282D1F?

#282D1F converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #282D1F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #282D1F scores 14.14:1 against white and 1.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #282D1F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #282D1F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.78, which is visibly different.

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