What color is #273C31?

#273C31 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273C31?

The RGB value is 39, 60, 49: 39 red, 60 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273C31?

The complementary color is #3C2732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273C31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273C31 color

#273C31 rgb(39, 60, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273C31 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 23.5% green and 19.2% blue (39, 60, 49).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#273C31 color codes

HEX	`#273C31`
RGB	`rgb(39, 60, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 23.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 35%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 18%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.29, -11.2, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.29, 11.95, 159.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.007, 3.885, 3.497)`
Decimal	`2571313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273C31, 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 #273C31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273C31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #273C31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273c31; }
.text { color: #273c31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273c31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 60 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273c31, #273c3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #273C31?: #273C31 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273C31?: The RGB value is 39, 60, 49: 39 red, 60 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273C31?: The complementary color is #3C2732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273C31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.