What color is #274446?

#274446 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274446?

The RGB value is 39, 68, 70: 39 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274446?

The complementary color is #462927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274446 color

#274446 rgb(39, 68, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #274446 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 26.7% green and 27.5% blue (39, 68, 70).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#274446 color codes

HEX	`#274446`
RGB	`rgb(39, 68, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 26.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 44%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 3%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.76, -10.25, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.76, 11.25, 204.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.009, 5.007, 6.548)`
Decimal	`2573382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274446, 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 #274446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #274446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274446; }
.text { color: #274446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 68 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274446, #273546); }

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Questions

What color is #274446?: #274446 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274446?: The RGB value is 39, 68, 70: 39 red, 68 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274446?: The complementary color is #462927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.