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#28540D Color

#28540D is rgb(40, 84, 13) in RGB, hsl(97, 73%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 85%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28540D
HEX#28540D
RGBrgb(40, 84, 13)
HSLhsl(97, 73%, 19%)
HSVhsv(97, 85%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 85%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(39.9% 0.11 136.6)
LABlab(31.47% -25.97 33.33)
LCHlch(31.47% 42.25 127.92)

What #28540D 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 #28540D, 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.

#28540D Channel Values

How #28540D 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 84 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 73% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 85% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.88:1 vs white · 2.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28540D 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 text8.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #28540D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #28540D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28540D; 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 #28540D

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 #28540D.

How #28540D 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#28540D
Protanopia#4E4E0E
Protanomaly#42510E
Deuteranopia#494912
Deuteranomaly#3E4E10
Tritanopia#324F4F
Tritanomaly#2E513E
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #28540D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-28540d: #28540D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28540D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28540d': '#28540D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.329, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_28540d">#28540D</color>
SVG fillfill="#28540D"

More Green Colors

#28540D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#28540D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28540D?

#28540D is a darkest green — rgb(40, 84, 13) in RGB and hsl(97, 73%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #28540D?

#28540D is rgb(40, 84, 13) — red 40, green 84, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28540D?

#28540D converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 85%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28540D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #28540D scores 8.88:1 against white and 2.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28540D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28540D 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.81, which is visibly different.

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