#285846 Color

#285846 is rgb(40, 88, 70) in RGB, hsl(158, 38%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 20%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zydeco (#20483F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#285846

HEX#285846

RGBrgb(40, 88, 70)

HSLhsl(158, 38%, 25%)

HSVhsv(158, 55%, 35%)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 20%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(42.1% 0.061 166.6)

LABlab(33.65% -20.83 5.25)

LCHlch(33.65% 21.48 165.86)

What #285846 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 #285846, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zydeco#20483FΔE 8.59 MSU Green#18453BΔE 9.04 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 10.5 Deep Jungle Green#004B49ΔE 11.71 Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 12.8 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 13.13

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

#285846 Channel Values

How #285846 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 88 · B 70	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 158° · S 38% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 158° · S 55% · V 35%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 55% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 65%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.16:1 vs white · 2.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #285846 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 text8.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #285846

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #285846; 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 #285846

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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How #285846 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#285846

Protanopia#525246

Protanomaly#455546

Deuteranopia#4C4C47

Deuteranomaly#405147

Tritanopia#2D5656

Tritanomaly#2B5750

Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

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Using #285846 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-285846: #285846;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #285846;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-285846': '#285846' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.345, blue: 0.275)

Android XML<color name="color_285846">#285846</color>

SVG fillfill="#285846"

More Green Colors

#285846 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

#285846 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #285846?

#285846 is a dark green — rgb(40, 88, 70) in RGB and hsl(158, 38%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zydeco (#20483F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #285846?

#285846 is rgb(40, 88, 70) — red 40, green 88, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #285846?

#285846 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 20%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #285846 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #285846 scores 8.16:1 against white and 2.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #285846 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #285846 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 12.8, which is visibly different.

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