What color is #273F43?

#273F43 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273F43?

The RGB value is 39, 63, 67: 39 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273F43?

The complementary color is #432B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273F43 color

#273F43 rgb(39, 63, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273F43 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 24.7% green and 26.3% blue (39, 63, 67).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#273F43 color codes

HEX	`#273F43`
RGB	`rgb(39, 63, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 24.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 26%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 6%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.93, -8.07, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.93, 9.71, 213.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.627, 4.391, 5.966)`
Decimal	`2572099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273F43, 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 #273F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #273F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273f43; }
.text { color: #273f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 63 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273f43, #273143); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #273F43?: #273F43 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273F43?: The RGB value is 39, 63, 67: 39 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273F43?: The complementary color is #432B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.