What color is #275846?

#275846 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 #275846?

The RGB value is 39, 88, 70: 39 red, 88 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #275846?

The complementary color is #582739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #275846?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#275846 color

#275846 rgb(39, 88, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #275846 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 34.5% green and 27.5% blue (39, 88, 70).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 39% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#275846 color codes

HEX	`#275846`
RGB	`rgb(39, 88, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 34.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 39%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 56%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, -21.52, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 22.2, 165.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.431, 7.853, 7.023)`
Decimal	`2578502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #275846, 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 #275846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#275846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #275846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #275846; }
.text { color: #275846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #275846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 88 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #275846, #275258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #275846?: #275846 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 #275846?: The RGB value is 39, 88, 70: 39 red, 88 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #275846?: The complementary color is #582739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #275846?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.