Melanite Black Green Color - #282e27: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

April 23, 2025

The Melanite Black Green color hex code is #282e27, and it is composed of 16% red, 18% green and 15% blue.

Melanite Black Green is a dark, dull, desaturated, and cool color at 15% saturation. It has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 against a white background, which passes WCAG AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) compliance.

For better visibility, it is recommended to use the Melanite Black Green color (#282e27) against light backgrounds.

Melanite Black Green Color Shades

Complementary colors

#282E27
#573D5C

Triadic colors

#282E27
#3D425C
#5C3D42

Tints or lighter colors

#404A3F
#586556
#70816D
#8A9A88
#A5B1A3

Darker colors

#101210

Analogous colors

#2E2D27
#2C2E27
#282E27
#272E2A
#272E2D

Monochromatic colors

#040503
#1A2318
#323F30
#4B5949
#637560

#282e27

Black Green

Melanite Black Green Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Melanite Black Green:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#282e27
RGB	rgb(40,46,39)
HSL	hsl(111,8.2%,16.7%)
CMYK	13, 0, 15, 82
HSV	111, 15, 18
RGB %	16, 18, 15
XYZ	2.2, 2.6, 2.3
LAB	18.2, -4.3, 3.6
Color Category	Dark
Color Family	Black
Saturation	15%
Temperature	Cool
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	13.9 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	1.51 (fails WCAG AA)