What color is #275741?

#275741 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #275741?

The RGB value is 39, 87, 65: 39 red, 87 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #275741?

The complementary color is #57273D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #275741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#275741 color

#275741 rgb(39, 87, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #275741 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 34.1% green and 25.5% blue (39, 87, 65).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#275741 color codes

HEX	`#275741`
RGB	`rgb(39, 87, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 34.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 38%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 55%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 25%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.2, -22.26, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.2, 23.62, 160.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.199, 7.629, 6.199)`
Decimal	`2578241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #275741, 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 #275741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#275741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #275741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #275741; }
.text { color: #275741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #275741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 87 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #275741, #275557); }

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Questions

What color is #275741?: #275741 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #275741?: The RGB value is 39, 87, 65: 39 red, 87 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #275741?: The complementary color is #57273D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #275741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.