What color is #272517?

#272517 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272517?

The RGB value is 39, 37, 23: 39 red, 37 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272517?

The complementary color is #171927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272517?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272517 color

#272517 rgb(39, 37, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #272517 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.5% green and 9% blue (39, 37, 23).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 26% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#272517 color codes

HEX	`#272517`
RGB	`rgb(39, 37, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 26%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 41%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 41%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.49, -1.89, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.49, 9.86, 101.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.653, 1.816, 1.074)`
Decimal	`2565399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272517, 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 #272517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #272517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272517; }
.text { color: #272517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 37 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272517, #212717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272517?: #272517 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272517?: The RGB value is 39, 37, 23: 39 red, 37 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272517?: The complementary color is #171927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272517?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.