#283742 Color Information

#283742 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #283742. In RGB, it consists of 15.7% Red, 21.6% Green, and 25.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 39.4% Cyan, 16.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 74.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 205.4°, with saturation of 24.5% and lightness of 20.8%. The decimal value for #283742 is 2635586, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #283742 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#283742 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color40, 55, 66 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color15.7%, 21.6%, 25.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.843, 0.784, 0.741 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.394, 0.167, 0, 0.741 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color205.4°, 24.5%, 20.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color205.4°, 39.4%, 25.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color3.225, 3.577, 5.675 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color40, 50, 66 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2635586 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color22.220, -2.877, -8.810 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)22.220, 9.268, 251.913 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color22.220, -6.731, -9.456 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color18.912, -2.662, -4.551 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.258, 0.287, 3.577 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280825666 / 0xff283742 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333333 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #283742

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #283742, its pure hue is 205.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.5%, and its lightness is 20.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #283742, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #050708 to #23303a.

Tints of #283742

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #283742, its pure hue is 205.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.5%, and its lightness is 20.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #283742, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #43505a to #e4e6e7.

Tones of #283742

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #283742, its pure hue is 205.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #283742, which range from #353535 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #003d6a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #283742

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #283742! For #283742, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #283742. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #283742

This color, #283742, consists of 15.7% Red, 21.6% Green, and 25.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 40, Green = 55, Blue = 66. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #283742 is 39.4% Cyan, 16.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 74.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R15.7%
C39.4%
G21.6%
M16.7%
B25.9%
Y0.0%
K74.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 40 55 66
Octal 50 67 102
Hexa #28 #37 #42
Binary 00101000 00110111 01000010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 39 16 0 74
Octal 47 20 0 112
Hexa #27 #10 #00 #4a
Binary 00100111 00010000 00000000 01001010

Analogous Colors of #283742

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #283742 — which has hue 205.4° — its analogous colors are located at 175.4° and 235.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #283742.

Triadic Colors of #283742

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #283742 — which has hue 205.4° — its triadic colors are located at 85.4° and 325.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #283742.

Complementary Color of #283742

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #283742 — which has hue 205.4° — its complementary color is located at 25.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #283742.

Split Complementary Colors of #283742

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #283742 — which has hue 205.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 55.4° and 355.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #283742.

Tetradic Colors of #283742

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #283742 — which has hue 205.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 115.4°, 205.4°, 295.4°, and 25.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #283742.

Monochromatic Colors of #283742

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #283742, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #171b1e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #32546d (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #283742

We want to make getting started with #283742 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #283742 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #283742 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #283742 with other HTML elements.

#283742 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #283742.
<span style="color: #283742;">The color of this text is #283742.</span>

#283742 Background Color

The background color for this text is #283742.
<div style="background-color: #283742; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #283742.</div>

#283742 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #283742.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #283742;">This color for the shadow of this text is #283742.</span>

#283742 Border Color

This is a div with border color #283742.
<div style="border: #283742 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #283742.</div>

#283742 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #283742 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #283742; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #283742 on a white background.</div></div>

#283742 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #283742 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #283742; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #283742 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #283742 to White

This is a gradient from #283742 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#283742,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#283742,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#283742,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#283742,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #283742 to white.</div>

Gradient from #283742 to Black

This is a gradient from #283742 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#283742,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#283742,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#283742,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#283742,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #283742 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #283742

In addition to using #283742 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #283742 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #283742, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 40, Green = 55, Blue = 66). If you need details about the color coordinates of #283742 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #283742
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(40, 55, 66)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #283742; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #283742; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #283742; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(40, 55, 66);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#283742")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:40, green:55, blue:66, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:40 green:55 blue:66 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(40f, 55f, 66f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(40, 55, 66);
 

#283742 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #283742 the same way. For those with color blindness, #283742 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #283742 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #283742 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #283742 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #283742 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #283742 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 12.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text