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#282828 Hex Color Code

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#282828 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #282828 is a dark shade of gray. In the RGB color model #282828 is comprised of 15.69% red, 15.69% green and 15.69% blue. In the HSL color space #282828 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0% saturation and 16% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 0 nm.

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#282828 to white

  1. #282828
  2. #474747
  3. #686868
  4. #8c8c8b
  5. #b1b1b1
  6. #d7d7d7
  7. #ffffff

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Similar Paints

  1. GM / General Motors

    1. ★ Dark Gray
      #292929       ΔE = 0.475 / LRV ≈ 2.2%
    2. ★ Steel Gray Medium
      #2a2a2a       ΔE = 0.948 / LRV ≈ 2.3%

  2. Dutch Boy

    1. ★ Black Leather
      #282829       ΔE = 0.700 / LRV ≈ 2.1%
    2. ★ Pot Belly Stove
      #262626       ΔE = 0.955 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  3. Vista Paint

    1. ★ Kitty Kitty
      #282728       ΔE = 0.920 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  4. McCormick Paints

    1. ★ Kitty Kitty
      #282728       ΔE = 0.920 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  5. Scib Paints

    1. ★ Kitty Kitty / 8253
      #282728       ΔE = 0.920 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  6. Berger

    1. ★ Kitty Kitty / 8253
      #282728       ΔE = 0.920 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  7. Chrysler

    1. ★ Buckingham Gray
      #2a2a2a       ΔE = 0.948 / LRV ≈ 2.3%
    2. ★ Charcoal Fleet
      #242828       ΔE = 1.929 / LRV ≈ 2.0%

  8. Pratt & Lambert

    1. ★ Midnight Black 33-16
      #262626       ΔE = 0.955 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  9. Beckers

    1. ★ Darjeeling 520 / S 8500-N
      #262626       ΔE = 0.955 / LRV ≈ 1.9%
    2. Aubergine 710 / S 8502-R
      #2a2525       ΔE = 2.636 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  10. Testors

    1. ★ Testors 2549C
      #262627       ΔE = 1.159 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  11. Australian Standard AS2700

    1. ★ N61 Black
      #2a2a2b       ΔE = 1.203 / LRV ≈ 2.3%

  12. Farrow & Ball

    1. ★ Pitch Black / 256
      #2a2829       ΔE = 1.219 / LRV ≈ 2.2%

  13. Flügger

    1. ★ Ibenholt (U-738)
      #282826       ΔE = 1.400 / LRV ≈ 2.1%

  14. Tollens

    1. ★ T2133-6
      #262525       ΔE = 1.418 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  15. Resene

    1. ★ Nero N25-001-046
      #252525       ΔE = 1.435 / LRV ≈ 1.9%
    2. ★ Double Foundry N30-004-260
      #282a2c       ΔE = 1.851 / LRV ≈ 2.3%

  16. Dulux

    1. ★ Night Jewels 1
      #2c2b2b       ΔE = 1.593 / LRV ≈ 2.4%

  17. Levis

    1. ★ Black Touch
      #2c2b2b       ΔE = 1.593 / LRV ≈ 2.4%

  18. Vallejo

    1. ★ Vallejo 70.855 #205
      #272624       ΔE = 1.749 / LRV ≈ 1.9%
    2. Vallejo 70.994 #166
      #2a2d2f       ΔE = 2.878 / LRV ≈ 2.6%

  19. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ 426
      #242424       ΔE = 1.917 / LRV ≈ 1.8%
    2. Process Black
      #2b2926       ΔE = 2.376 / LRV ≈ 2.2%

  20. Ford

    1. ★ Dark Charcoal
      #242424       ΔE = 1.917 / LRV ≈ 1.8%
    2. Graphite
      #2e2e2e       ΔE = 2.823 / LRV ≈ 2.7%

  21. Model Master

    1. ★ Model Master 1949
      #2d2928       ΔE = 2.247 / LRV ≈ 2.3%
    2. Model Master 1947
      #2e2a2b       ΔE = 2.480 / LRV ≈ 2.4%

  22. Fired Earth

    1. ★ Downing Street
      #2b2c2a       ΔE = 2.262 / LRV ≈ 2.5%

  23. Toyo Ink

    1. CF11019
      #2b2a27       ΔE = 2.336 / LRV ≈ 2.3%
    2. CF11018
      #2d2d2e       ΔE = 2.487 / LRV ≈ 2.6%

  24. Audi

    1. Rabenschwarz Metallic/Raven Black Pearl / 3A, 3A3A, LZ9V
      #2d2d2d       ΔE = 2.357 / LRV ≈ 2.6%
    2. Pantherschwarz Pearl/Pantherschwarz Perleffekt / H8H8, H8PA, LZ9Z
      #2f2c2d       ΔE = 2.738 / LRV ≈ 2.6%

  25. Tamiya

    1. Tamiya 80369,XF69
      #222423       ΔE = 2.473 / LRV ≈ 1.7%

  26. Volkswagen

    1. Dark Burgundy
      #242528       ΔE = 2.595 / LRV ≈ 1.9%

  27. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. S 8502-B
      #2e2d2e       ΔE = 2.628 / LRV ≈ 2.7%
    2. S 8505-B80G
      #262b29       ΔE = 2.899 / LRV ≈ 2.3%

  28. Federal Standard

    1. Federal Standard 17038
      #2c2926       ΔE = 2.647 / LRV ≈ 2.3%

  29. Dulux Australia

    1. Colorbond® Night Sky / O15
      #2e2e2f       ΔE = 2.938 / LRV ≈ 2.7%

Color Directory

#282828 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#282828 foreground

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="color: #282828">…</p>

#282828 background

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.

Pablo Picasso
<p style="background-color: #282828">…</p>

#282828 shadow

Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.

Georgia O'Keeffe
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #282828">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
2631720
Binary
00101000, 00101000, 00101000
Hexadecimal
#282828
LRV
≈ 2.1%
Closest short hex
#222 ΔE = 2.886
RGB
rgb(40, 40, 40)
RGBA
rgba(40, 40, 40, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.333, g: 0.333, b: 0.333
RYB
red: 0.157%, yellow: 0.157%, blue: 0.157%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-14145496 / 0xff282828
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 16%)
HSLA
hsla(0, 0%, 16%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 0° (0.000), saturation: 0% (0.000), value: 16% (0.157)
HSP
hue: 0.000, saturation: 0.000%, perceived brightness: 15.686%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 146.356, S: 0.000, L: 16.114
Cubehelix
H: -120.000, S: 0.000, L: 0.157
TSL
T: 0.000, S: 0.000, L: 0.157
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 84% (0.843)
CMY
cyan: 84% (0.843), magenta: 84% (0.843), yellow: 84% (0.843)
XYZ
X: 2.017, Y: 2.122, Z: 2.310
xyY
x: 0.313, y: 0.329, Y: 2.122
CIELab
L: 16.114, a: -0.000, b: 0.000
CIELuv
L: 16.114, u: -0.000, v: 0.000
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 16.114, C: 0.000, H: 158.199
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 16.114, C: 0.000, H: 146.356
Hunter-Lab
L: 14.567, a: -0.778, b: 0.793
CIECAM02
J: 11.991, C: 0.758, h: 210.929, Q: 68.224, M: 0.663, s: 9.858, H: 267.801
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.081, jaune: -0.058, green: 0.100
LMS
L: 2.014, M: 2.197, S: 2.307
YCbCr
Y: 50.360, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YCgCo
Y: 40.000, Cg: 0.000, Co: 10.000
YDbDr
Y: 40.000, Db: 0.000, Dr: 0.000
YPbPr
Y: 40.000, Pb: 0.000, Pr: 0.000
xvYCC
Y: 50.353, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YIQ
Y: 40.000, I: -0.000, Q: -0.000
YUV
Y: 40.000, U: 0.000, V: 0.000
Munsell Color System
5Y 2/1 ΔE = 4.866
Brand Color
Dunked ΔE = 6.489

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