Information about #28474C color

#28474C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #28474C belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(40, 71, 76) — 15.7% red, 27.8% green, 29.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 2 / 0 / 70. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #28474C reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Japanese Indigo (#264348). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nile Blue (#253F4E) and Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F).

The recipe behind #28474C is rgb(40, 71, 76), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #28474C: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #28474C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#28474C color variations

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

#28474C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#28474C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#28474C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#576D70

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Grey

#808080

#28474C 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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#284C43

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#28474C 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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#4D3F28
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#4D2836
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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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#284D3F
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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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#4D2848
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#484D28
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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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#2D284D
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#4D2D28
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#484D28
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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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#3F284D
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#4D2D28
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#364D28
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Nearest named colors to #28474C

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

Japanese Indigo color link
Japanese Indigo

#264348

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Dark Slate Gray color link
Dark Slate Gray

#2F4F4F

Ares blue color link
Ares blue

#2D4255

Gable Green color link
Gable Green

#2C4641

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

Charcoal Blue color link
Charcoal Blue

#2D4256

Firefly color link
Firefly

#314643

Te Papa Green color link
Te Papa Green

#2B4B40

Big Stone color link
Big Stone

#334046

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Charcoal color link
Charcoal

#36454F

#28474C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#28474C
  • RGB40, 71, 76
  • CMYK14, 2, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(40, 71, 76)
  • HSL188°, 31%, 23%
  • HSL Precise188.333°, 31.034%, 22.745%
  • HSV188°, 47%, 30%
  • HSB188°, 47%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.278, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.278, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.278, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID28474C
  • DECIMAL ID2639692
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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