What color is #0F270B?

#0F270B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F270B?

The RGB value is 15, 39, 11: 15 red, 39 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F270B?

The complementary color is #230B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F270B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F270B color

#0F270B rgb(15, 39, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #0F270B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 15.3% green and 4.3% blue (15, 39, 11).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 56% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#0F270B color codes

HEX	`#0F270B`
RGB	`rgb(15, 39, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 15.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 56%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 72%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 72%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.09, -16.44, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.09, 21.87, 138.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.983, 1.577, 0.569)`
Decimal	`993035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F270B, 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 #0F270B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F270B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #0F270B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f270b; }
.text { color: #0f270b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f270b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 39 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f270b, #0b2715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #0F270B?: #0F270B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F270B?: The RGB value is 15, 39, 11: 15 red, 39 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F270B?: The complementary color is #230B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F270B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.