Information about #284D4B color

#284D4B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #284D4B belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(40, 77, 75) — 15.7% red, 30.2% green, 29.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 0 / 1 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #284D4B reads as a softly balanced cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this 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 Gray (#2F4F4F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Japanese Indigo (#264348) and Te Papa Green (#2B4B40).

In RGB terms — rgb(40, 77, 75) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #284D4B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#284D4B color variations

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

#284D4B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#284D4B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#284D4B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#284D4B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#284D4B 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
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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
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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
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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
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#4C284D
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#4D4C28
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#39284D
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#3D4D28
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Nearest named colors to #284D4B

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

Dark Slate Gray color link
Dark Slate Gray

#2F4F4F

Japanese Indigo color link
Japanese Indigo

#264348

Te Papa Green color link
Te Papa Green

#2B4B40

Gable Green color link
Gable Green

#2C4641

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Silk Crepe Brown color link
Silk Crepe Brown

#354E4B

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Roulette color link
Roulette

#2A4D3E

Firefly color link
Firefly

#314643

Blue Dianne color link
Blue Dianne

#35514F

Espirit color link
Espirit

#354E51

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#284D4B
  • RGB40, 77, 75
  • CMYK15, 0, 1, 70
  • CSSrgb(40, 77, 75)
  • HSL177°, 32%, 23%
  • HSL Precise176.757°, 31.624%, 22.941%
  • HSV177°, 48%, 30%
  • HSB177°, 48%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.302, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.302, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.302, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID284D4B
  • DECIMAL ID2641227
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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