What color is #273E49?

#273E49 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Depths of the Nile. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273E49?

The RGB value is 39, 62, 73: 39 red, 62 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273E49?

The complementary color is #493227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273E49 color

#273E49 rgb(39, 62, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273E49 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 24.3% green and 28.6% blue (39, 62, 73).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 30% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Depths of the Nile (#253F4E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#273E49 color codes

HEX	`#273E49`
RGB	`rgb(39, 62, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 24.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 30%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 15%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.82, -5.56, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.82, 11.03, 239.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.762, 4.357, 6.945)`
Decimal	`2571849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273E49, 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 #273E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #273E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273e49; }
.text { color: #273e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 62 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273e49, #272d49); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #273E49?: #273E49 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Depths of the Nile. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273E49?: The RGB value is 39, 62, 73: 39 red, 62 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273E49?: The complementary color is #493227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.