What color is #273931?

#273931 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 #273931?

The RGB value is 39, 57, 49: 39 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273931?

The complementary color is #39272F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273931 color

#273931 rgb(39, 57, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273931 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 22.4% green and 19.2% blue (39, 57, 49).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#273931 color codes

HEX	`#273931`
RGB	`rgb(39, 57, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 22.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 32%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 14%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.23, -9.37, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.23, 9.74, 164.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.854, 3.579, 3.446)`
Decimal	`2570545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273931, 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 #273931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #273931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273931; }
.text { color: #273931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 57 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273931, #273839); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #273931?: #273931 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 #273931?: The RGB value is 39, 57, 49: 39 red, 57 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273931?: The complementary color is #39272F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.