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#283F27 Color

#283F27 is rgb(40, 63, 39) in RGB, hsl(118, 24%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 38%, 75%) 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 6.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#283F27
HEX#283F27
RGBrgb(40, 63, 39)
HSLhsl(118, 24%, 20%)
HSVhsv(118, 38%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 38%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(34.1% 0.05 143.4)
LABlab(24.19% -13.73 11.79)
LCHlch(24.19% 18.10 139.35)

What #283F27 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 #283F27, 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.

#283F27 Channel Values

How #283F27 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 63 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 24% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 38% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.47:1 vs white · 1.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #283F27 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 text11.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #283F27

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #283F27; 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 #283F27

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #283F27.

How #283F27 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#283F27
Protanopia#3C3C27
Protanomaly#353D27
Deuteranopia#393928
Deuteranomaly#333B28
Tritanopia#2C3D3D
Tritanomaly#2A3E35
Achromatopsia#393939

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Using #283F27 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-283f27: #283F27;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #283F27;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-283f27': '#283F27' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.247, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_283f27">#283F27</color>
SVG fillfill="#283F27"

More Green Colors

#283F27 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#283F27 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #283F27?

#283F27 is a dark green — rgb(40, 63, 39) in RGB and hsl(118, 24%, 20%) 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 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #283F27?

#283F27 is rgb(40, 63, 39) — red 40, green 63, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #283F27?

#283F27 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 38%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #283F27 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #283F27 scores 11.47:1 against white and 1.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #283F27 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #283F27 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 17.26, which is visibly different.

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