Information about #275151 color

#275151 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#275151 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(39, 81, 81) — 15.3% red, 31.8% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 0 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#275151 is a softly balanced cyan that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Arctic Blue (#275359). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Opal (#275953) and Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F).

In RGB terms — rgb(39, 81, 81) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #275151: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #275151 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#275151 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#275151 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #275151

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Blue Dianne color link
Blue Dianne

#35514F

Espirit color link
Espirit

#354E51

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#275151
  • RGB39, 81, 81
  • CMYK16, 0, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(39, 81, 81)
  • HSL180°, 35%, 24%
  • HSL Precise180°, 35%, 23.529%
  • HSV180°, 52%, 32%
  • HSB180°, 52%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.153, 0.318, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.153, 0.318, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.153, 0.318, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID275151
  • DECIMAL ID2576721
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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