What color is #275F48?

#275F48 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 #275F48?

The RGB value is 39, 95, 72: 39 red, 95 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #275F48?

The complementary color is #5F273E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #275F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#275F48 color

#275F48 rgb(39, 95, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #275F48 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 37.3% green and 28.2% blue (39, 95, 72).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 42% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#275F48 color codes

HEX	`#275F48`
RGB	`rgb(39, 95, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 37.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 42%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 59%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 24%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.14, -24.59, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.14, 25.77, 162.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.098, 9.083, 7.561)`
Decimal	`2580296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #275F48, 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 #275F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#275F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #275F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #275f48; }
.text { color: #275f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #275f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 95 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #275f48, #275a5f); }

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Questions

What color is #275F48?: #275F48 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 #275F48?: The RGB value is 39, 95, 72: 39 red, 95 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #275F48?: The complementary color is #5F273E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #275F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.