What color is #273141?

#273141 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273141?

The RGB value is 39, 49, 65: 39 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273141?

The complementary color is #413727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273141 color

#273141 rgb(39, 49, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273141 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 19.2% green and 25.5% blue (39, 49, 65).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#273141 color codes

HEX	`#273141`
RGB	`rgb(39, 49, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 19.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 40%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 25%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.08, 0.51, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.08, 11.41, 272.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.889, 3.009, 5.429)`
Decimal	`2568513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273141, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #273141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #273141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273141; }
.text { color: #273141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 49 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273141, #2a2741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #273141?: #273141 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273141?: The RGB value is 39, 49, 65: 39 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273141?: The complementary color is #413727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.