What color is #273C36?

#273C36 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 #273C36?

The RGB value is 39, 60, 54: 39 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273C36?

The complementary color is #3C272D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273C36 color

#273C36 rgb(39, 60, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273C36 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 23.5% green and 21.2% blue (39, 60, 54).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#273C36 color codes

HEX	`#273C36`
RGB	`rgb(39, 60, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 23.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 35%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.44, -9.92, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.44, 9.98, 173.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.118, 3.929, 4.083)`
Decimal	`2571318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273C36, 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 #273C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #273C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273c36; }
.text { color: #273c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 60 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273c36, #27383c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #273C36?: #273C36 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 #273C36?: The RGB value is 39, 60, 54: 39 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273C36?: The complementary color is #3C272D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.