What color is #273A39?

#273A39 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 #273A39?

The RGB value is 39, 58, 57: 39 red, 58 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273A39?

The complementary color is #3A2728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273A39 color

#273A39 rgb(39, 58, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273A39 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 22.7% green and 22.4% blue (39, 58, 57).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#273A39 color codes

HEX	`#273A39`
RGB	`rgb(39, 58, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 22.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 33%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.84, -7.85, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.84, 8.06, 193.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.088, 3.753, 4.432)`
Decimal	`2570809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273A39, 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 #273A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #273A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273a39; }
.text { color: #273a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 58 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273a39, #27313a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #273A39?: #273A39 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 #273A39?: The RGB value is 39, 58, 57: 39 red, 58 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273A39?: The complementary color is #3A2728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.