Charcoal (Neutral)
#283A17
RGB: 40, 58, 23
Color OverviewHEX #283A17
#283A17 Color Code Information
In the RGB color space, #283A17 is composed of 16% red, 23% green, and 9% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 91°, saturation of 43%, and lightness of 16%.
HEX
#283A17
RGB
40, 58, 23
HSL
91°, 43%, 16%
HSV
91°, 60.3%, 22.7%
CMYK
31%, 0%, 60%, 77%
Name Match
Charcoal
Closest StandardCSS Code & Tailwind Declarations
Ready-to-use style sheets and arbitrary classes for web development.
CSS Variables
:root {
--color-brand: #283A17;
}
.element {
color: #283A17;
background: #283A17;
}Tailwind v4 Classes
<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary --> <div className="bg-[#283A17] text-[#283A17] border-[#283A17]"> #283A17 </div>
Shades of #283A17 (Darker Variations)
Progressively mixed with black for depth, borders, and shadows.
Tints of #283A17 (Lighter Variations)
Progressively mixed with pure white for subtle backgrounds and badges.
Tones of #283A17 (Muted Variations)
Mixed with neutral gray to create soft, low-contrast variants.
Color Summary
Color NameCharcoal
LuminanceDark (Deep)
Hue Angle91° (Green)
Print Ink (K)77% Key Black
Harmonious Color Palettes for #283A17
Calculated color schemes based on classic geometric color wheel angles for graphic and web design.
Complementary
Analogous
Split Complementary
Monochromatic
WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios
Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.
Sample Text on #283A17 Background
Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):12.3 : 1
WCAG AA (4.5:1)
WCAG AAA (7.0:1)
Sample Text on #283A17 Background
Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):1.71 : 1
WCAG AA (4.5:1)
WCAG AAA (7.0:1)
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