What color is #274543?

#274543 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 #274543?

The RGB value is 39, 69, 67: 39 red, 69 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274543?

The complementary color is #452729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274543 color

#274543 rgb(39, 69, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #274543 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 27.1% green and 26.3% blue (39, 69, 67).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#274543 color codes

HEX	`#274543`
RGB	`rgb(39, 69, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 27.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27, -11.74, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27, 11.97, 191.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.978, 5.093, 6.082)`
Decimal	`2573635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274543, 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 #274543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #274543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274543; }
.text { color: #274543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 69 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274543, #273845); }

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Questions

What color is #274543?: #274543 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 #274543?: The RGB value is 39, 69, 67: 39 red, 69 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274543?: The complementary color is #452729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.