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#283124

#283124 ≈ Black Olive

  • gray
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#283124 is a color from the gray family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 19.22% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.53% yellow and 80.78% black. Its hue angle is 101.54°, with 15.29% saturation and 16.67% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Black Olive (#3b3c36), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.0278

Complementary

  1. #283124
  2. #2d2431

Split complementary

  1. #283124
  2. #272431
  3. #31242f

Analogous

  1. #2f3124
  2. #283124
  3. #243127

Triadic

  1. #283124
  2. #242831
  3. #312428

Tetradic

  1. #283124
  2. #24312d
  3. #2d2431
  4. #312428

Square

  1. #283124
  2. #242f31
  3. #2d2431
  4. #312724

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0c09
  2. #0a0c09
  3. #283124
  4. #4c5d44
  5. #708965

Shades

#283124 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283124
  2. #242c20
  3. #20271d
  4. #1c2219
  5. #181d16
  6. #141912
  7. #10140e
  8. #0c0f0b
  9. #080a07
  10. #040504
  11. #000000

Tints

#283124 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283124
  2. #3e463a
  3. #535a50
  4. #696f66
  5. #7e837c
  6. #949892
  7. #a9ada7
  8. #bfc1bd
  9. #d4d6d3
  10. #eaeae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283124 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283124
  2. #31392d
  3. #3a4136
  4. #424940
  5. #4b5149
  6. #545952
  7. #5d605b
  8. #666864
  9. #6e706e
  10. #777877
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2f2b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #322f23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #312e25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #28302d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e3024 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d2f24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28302a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283124 {
  color: #283124;
}
Background
.bg-283124 {
  background-color: #283124;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283124 {
  border: 2px solid #283124;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283124;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 49 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 15% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283124 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283124, #243127);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283124 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 49 36 / 0.35);
}

#3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.53 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 8.71 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.13 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.89 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.95 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.16 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.35 #d7cedb Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Black Olive
#283124  rgb(40, 49, 36)  hsl(102, 15%, 17%)  Black Olive
#2d2431  rgb(45, 36, 49)  hsl(282, 15%, 17%)  Licorice
#242831  rgb(36, 40, 49)  hsl(222, 15%, 17%)  Gunmetal
#312428  rgb(49, 36, 40)  hsl(342, 15%, 17%)  Licorice