What color is #274040?

#274040 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 #274040?

The RGB value is 39, 64, 64: 39 red, 64 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274040?

The complementary color is #402727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274040 color

#274040 rgb(39, 64, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #274040 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 25.1% green and 25.1% blue (39, 64, 64).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#274040 color codes

HEX	`#274040`
RGB	`rgb(39, 64, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 25.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 39%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.16, -9.58, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.16, 10.06, 197.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.595, 4.468, 5.522)`
Decimal	`2572352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274040, 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 #274040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #274040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274040; }
.text { color: #274040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 64 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274040, #273440); }

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Questions

What color is #274040?: #274040 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 #274040?: The RGB value is 39, 64, 64: 39 red, 64 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274040?: The complementary color is #402727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.