What color is #274156?

#274156 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274156?

The RGB value is 39, 65, 86: 39 red, 65 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274156?

The complementary color is #563C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274156 color

#274156 rgb(39, 65, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #274156 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 25.5% green and 33.7% blue (39, 65, 86).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#274156 color codes

HEX	`#274156`
RGB	`rgb(39, 65, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 25.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 38%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 55%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 24%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.4, -3.14, -15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.4, 15.95, 258.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.406, 4.883, 9.513)`
Decimal	`2572630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274156, 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 #274156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #274156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274156; }
.text { color: #274156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 65 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274156, #272956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #274156?: #274156 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color One Year of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274156?: The RGB value is 39, 65, 86: 39 red, 65 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274156?: The complementary color is #563C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.