What color is #273F3F?

#273F3F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273F3F?

The RGB value is 39, 63, 63: 39 red, 63 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273F3F?

The complementary color is #3F2727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273F3F color

#273F3F rgb(39, 63, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273F3F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 24.7% green and 24.7% blue (39, 63, 63).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#273F3F color codes

HEX	`#273F3F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 63, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 24.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.78, -9.26, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.78, 9.72, 197.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.511, 4.345, 5.355)`
Decimal	`2572095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273F3F, 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 #273F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #273F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273f3f; }
.text { color: #273f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 63 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273f3f, #27333f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #273F3F?: #273F3F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273F3F?: The RGB value is 39, 63, 63: 39 red, 63 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273F3F?: The complementary color is #3F2727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.