Information about #282941 color

#282941 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#282941 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 41, 65) — 15.7% red, 16.1% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 9 / 0 / 75. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#282941 is a softly toned deep-sea blue that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Valhalla (#2A2B41). Slightly further away sit Quarterback (#282B3C) and Ebony Clay (#26283B).

In RGB terms — rgb(40, 41, 65) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #282941 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#282941 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#282941 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #282941

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Valhalla color link
Valhalla

#2A2B41

Quarterback color link
Quarterback

#282B3C

Ebony Clay color link
Ebony Clay

#26283B

Bullitt color link
Bullitt

#27253C

Tornado color link
Tornado

#272D3C

Black Rock color link
Black Rock

#2C2D3C

Blueprint color link
Blueprint

#2A313F

Allegro color link
Allegro

#242E3B

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Sonic Boom color link
Sonic Boom

#252042

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#282941
  • RGB40, 41, 65
  • CMYK10, 9, 0, 75
  • CSSrgb(40, 41, 65)
  • HSL238°, 24%, 21%
  • HSL Precise237.6°, 23.81%, 20.588%
  • HSV238°, 38%, 25%
  • HSB238°, 38%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.161, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.161, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.161, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID282941
  • DECIMAL ID2632001
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01