What color is #275D4C?

#275D4C 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 #275D4C?

The RGB value is 39, 93, 76: 39 red, 93 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #275D4C?

The complementary color is #5D2738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #275D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#275D4C color

#275D4C rgb(39, 93, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #275D4C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 36.5% green and 29.8% blue (39, 93, 76).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 41% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#275D4C color codes

HEX	`#275D4C`
RGB	`rgb(39, 93, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 36.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 41%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 58%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 18%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.56, -22.55, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.56, 22.97, 168.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.055, 8.781, 8.212)`
Decimal	`2579788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #275D4C, 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 #275D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#275D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #275D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #275d4c; }
.text { color: #275d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #275d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 93 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #275d4c, #27535d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #275D4C?: #275D4C 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 #275D4C?: The RGB value is 39, 93, 76: 39 red, 93 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #275D4C?: The complementary color is #5D2738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #275D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.