What color is #273835?

#273835 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273835?

The RGB value is 39, 56, 53: 39 red, 56 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273835?

The complementary color is #38272A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273835?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273835 color

#273835 rgb(39, 56, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273835 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 22% green and 20.8% blue (39, 56, 53).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#273835 color codes

HEX	`#273835`
RGB	`rgb(39, 56, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 22%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 5%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22, -7.69, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22, 7.7, 182.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.893, 3.517, 3.894)`
Decimal	`2570293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273835, 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 #273835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #273835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273835; }
.text { color: #273835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 56 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273835, #273238); }

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Questions

What color is #273835?: #273835 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273835?: The RGB value is 39, 56, 53: 39 red, 56 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273835?: The complementary color is #38272A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273835?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.