What color is #274457?

#274457 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 #274457?

The RGB value is 39, 68, 87: 39 red, 68 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274457?

The complementary color is #573A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274457 color

#274457 rgb(39, 68, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #274457 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 26.7% green and 34.1% blue (39, 68, 87).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is One Year of Rain (#29465B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#274457 color codes

HEX	`#274457`
RGB	`rgb(39, 68, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 26.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 38%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 55%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 22%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.44, -4.74, -14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.44, 15.43, 252.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.624, 5.253, 9.785)`
Decimal	`2573399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274457, 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 #274457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #274457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274457; }
.text { color: #274457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 68 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274457, #272c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #274457?: #274457 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 #274457?: The RGB value is 39, 68, 87: 39 red, 68 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274457?: The complementary color is #573A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.