What color is #272919?

#272919 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272919?

The RGB value is 39, 41, 25: 39 red, 41 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272919?

The complementary color is #1B1929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272919?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272919 color

#272919 rgb(39, 41, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #272919 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.1% green and 9.8% blue (39, 41, 25).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 24% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#272919 color codes

HEX	`#272919`
RGB	`rgb(39, 41, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 24%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 39%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 39%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.94, -4.27, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.94, 11.08, 112.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.805, 2.087, 1.227)`
Decimal	`2566425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272919, 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 #272919	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272919 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #272919 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272919; }
.text { color: #272919; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272919; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 41 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272919, #1f2919); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272919?: #272919 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272919?: The RGB value is 39, 41, 25: 39 red, 41 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272919?: The complementary color is #1B1929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272919?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.