What color is #275B78?

#275B78 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #275B78?

The RGB value is 39, 91, 120: 39 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #275B78?

The complementary color is #784427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #275B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#275B78 color

#275B78 rgb(39, 91, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #275B78 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 35.7% green and 47.1% blue (39, 91, 120).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 51% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nautical Creatures (#295C7A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#275B78 color codes

HEX	`#275B78`
RGB	`rgb(39, 91, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 35.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 51%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 68%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.5, -7.46, -21.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.5, 22.77, 250.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.967, 9.269, 19.135)`
Decimal	`2579320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #275B78, 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 #275B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#275B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #275B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #275b78; }
.text { color: #275b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #275b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 91 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #275b78, #273278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #275B78?: #275B78 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #275B78?: The RGB value is 39, 91, 120: 39 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #275B78?: The complementary color is #784427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #275B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.