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#28392B Color

#28392B is rgb(40, 57, 43) in RGB, hsl(131, 18%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kombu Green (#354230), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28392B
HEX#28392B
RGBrgb(40, 57, 43)
HSLhsl(131, 18%, 19%)
HSVhsv(131, 30%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(32.5% 0.033 149.6)
LABlab(22.13% -9.82 6.43)
LCHlch(22.13% 11.74 146.79)

What #28392B 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 #28392B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#28392B Channel Values

How #28392B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 40 · G 57 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 18% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 30% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.28:1 vs white · 1.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28392B 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 text12.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #28392B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28392B; 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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Tints & Shades of #28392B

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #28392B.

How #28392B 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#28392B
Protanopia#37372B
Protanomaly#31382B
Deuteranopia#34342C
Deuteranomaly#30362B
Tritanopia#2A3737
Tritanomaly#293833
Achromatopsia#353535

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #28392B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-28392b: #28392B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28392B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28392b': '#28392B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.224, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_28392b">#28392B</color>
SVG fillfill="#28392B"

More Green Colors

#28392B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#28392B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28392B?

#28392B is a darkest green — rgb(40, 57, 43) in RGB and hsl(131, 18%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kombu Green (#354230), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #28392B?

#28392B is rgb(40, 57, 43) — red 40, green 57, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28392B?

#28392B converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28392B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #28392B scores 12.28:1 against white and 1.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28392B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28392B 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 13.95, which is visibly different.

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