Information about #28393E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#28393E is a calm, restrained water-like cyan that carries a shadowy depth. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Slate Grey (#25383C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mosaic (#293741) and Elephant (#243640).
The recipe behind #28393E is rgb(40, 57, 62), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #28393E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #28393E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#28393E color variations
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#28393E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#28393E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#28393E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#28393E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#28393E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #28393E color
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Nearest named colors to #28393E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#25383C
#293741
#243640
#2D3B42
#2A3439
#243442
#2A313F
#2B3736
#234040
#203838
#303B44
#32373F
#28393E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#28393E
- RGB40, 57, 62
- CMYK9, 2, 0, 76
- CSSrgb(40, 57, 62)
- HSL194°, 22%, 20%
- HSL Precise193.636°, 21.569%, 20%
- HSV194°, 35%, 24%
- HSB194°, 35%, 24%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
- GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.224, 0.243)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.224, 0.243, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.224, 0.243)
- Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID28393E
- DECIMAL ID2636094
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers323 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
