#274653 Color

#274653 is rgb(39, 70, 83) in RGB, hsl(198, 36%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 16%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Indigo (#264348), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#274653

HEX#274653

RGBrgb(39, 70, 83)

HSLhsl(198, 36%, 24%)

HSVhsv(198, 53%, 33%)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 16%, 0%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.043 226.9)

LABlab(27.75% -8.83 -11.60)

LCHlch(27.75% 14.58 232.70)

What #274653 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #274653, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 5.32 Charcoal#36454FΔE 5.85 Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 8.1 Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 8.8 Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 9.05 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 10.83

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#274653 Channel Values

How #274653 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 39 · G 70 · B 83	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 198° · S 36% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 198° · S 53% · V 33%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 53% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 67%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.06:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #274653 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #274653

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #274653; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #274653

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #274653 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#274653

Protanopia#424253

Protanomaly#394453

Deuteranopia#3E3E54

Deuteranomaly#364153

Tritanopia#234848

Tritanomaly#25474D

Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #274653 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-274653: #274653;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #274653;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-274653': '#274653' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.275, blue: 0.325)

Android XML<color name="color_274653">#274653</color>

SVG fillfill="#274653"

More Teal Colors

#274653 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#274653 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #274653?

#274653 is a dark teal — rgb(39, 70, 83) in RGB and hsl(198, 36%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Indigo (#264348), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.32.

What is the RGB value of #274653?

#274653 is rgb(39, 70, 83) — red 39, green 70, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #274653?

#274653 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 16%, 0%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #274653 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #274653 scores 10.06:1 against white and 2.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #274653 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #274653 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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