What color is #04271B?

#04271B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04271B?

The RGB value is 4, 39, 27: 4 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04271B?

The complementary color is #270410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04271B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04271B color

#04271B rgb(4, 39, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #04271B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 15.3% green and 10.6% blue (4, 39, 27).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 81% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#04271B color codes

HEX	`#04271B`
RGB	`rgb(4, 39, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 15.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 81%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 90%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 31%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.96, -16.25, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.96, 16.83, 164.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.973, 1.556, 1.286)`
Decimal	`272155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04271B, 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 #04271B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04271B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #04271B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04271b; }
.text { color: #04271b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04271b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 39 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04271b, #042127); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #04271B?: #04271B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04271B?: The RGB value is 4, 39, 27: 4 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04271B?: The complementary color is #270410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04271B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.