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#285854 Color

#285854 is rgb(40, 88, 84) in RGB, hsl(175, 38%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 5%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#285854
HEX#285854
RGBrgb(40, 88, 84)
HSLhsl(175, 38%, 25%)
HSVhsv(175, 55%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 5%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(42.6% 0.053 188.2)
LABlab(33.99% -17.89 -2.95)
LCHlch(33.99% 18.13 189.38)

What #285854 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 #285854, 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 teal in the library.

#285854 Channel Values

How #285854 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 88 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 175° · S 38% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 175° · S 55% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.03:1 vs white · 2.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #285854 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 text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #285854

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #285854; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #285854

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #285854.

How #285854 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#285854
Protanopia#525254
Protanomaly#455554
Deuteranopia#4C4C55
Deuteranomaly#405155
Tritanopia#295858
Tritanomaly#295856
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #285854 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-285854: #285854;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #285854;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-285854': '#285854' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.345, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_285854">#285854</color>
SVG fillfill="#285854"

More Teal Colors

#285854 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#285854 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #285854?

#285854 is a dark teal — rgb(40, 88, 84) in RGB and hsl(175, 38%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #285854?

#285854 is rgb(40, 88, 84) — red 40, green 88, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #285854?

#285854 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 5%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #285854 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #285854 scores 8.03:1 against white and 2.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #285854 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #285854 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 6.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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