What color is #272916?

#272916 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272916?

The RGB value is 39, 41, 22: 39 red, 41 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272916?

The complementary color is #181629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272916 color

#272916 rgb(39, 41, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #272916 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.1% green and 8.6% blue (39, 41, 22).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#272916 color codes

HEX	`#272916`
RGB	`rgb(39, 41, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 46%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 46%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.88, -4.76, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.88, 13.07, 111.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.774, 2.075, 1.066)`
Decimal	`2566422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272916, 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 #272916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #272916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272916; }
.text { color: #272916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 41 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272916, #1d2916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272916?: #272916 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272916?: The RGB value is 39, 41, 22: 39 red, 41 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272916?: The complementary color is #181629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.