Palettes / Colors / #285239

#285239 — Deep Muted Green

#285239 is a green color we call Deep Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the green family.

#285239 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #522841; it also sits naturally between #2D5228 and #28524E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 16% · Green 32% · Blue 22%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 68%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #285239

.text { color: #285239; }
.background { background-color: #285239; }
.border { border: 3px solid #285239; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 82, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 34%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #285239; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 82, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #285239; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 82, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#285239">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#285239">Div content here</div>

Shades of #285239

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Tones of #285239

Color harmonies

Complementary — #522841:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #285239: #FFFFFF.

How #285239 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #285239 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #285238  ·  #28523A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #285239?

#285239 is Deep Muted Green, a green color (RGB 40, 82, 57). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #285239?

#285239 is RGB 40, 82, 57 — HSL 144°, 34%, 24% — CMYK 51%, 0%, 30%, 68%.

What colors go with #285239?

Its complement is #522841; analogous partners are #2D5228 and #28524E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #285239 for text?

White text on #285239 has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.36:1.