What color is #273938?

#273938 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273938?

The RGB value is 39, 57, 56: 39 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273938?

The complementary color is #392728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273938 color

#273938 rgb(39, 57, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273938 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 22.4% green and 22% blue (39, 57, 56).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#273938 color codes

HEX	`#273938`
RGB	`rgb(39, 57, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 22.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 32%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.45, -7.5, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.45, 7.7, 192.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.013, 3.643, 4.285)`
Decimal	`2570552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273938, 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 #273938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #273938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273938; }
.text { color: #273938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 57 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273938, #273139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #273938?: #273938 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273938?: The RGB value is 39, 57, 56: 39 red, 57 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273938?: The complementary color is #392728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.