What color is #272A10?

#272A10 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272A10?

The RGB value is 39, 42, 16: 39 red, 42 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272A10?

The complementary color is #13102A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272A10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272A10 color

#272A10 rgb(39, 42, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #272A10 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.5% green and 6.3% blue (39, 42, 16).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 45% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#272A10 color codes

HEX	`#272A10`
RGB	`rgb(39, 42, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 45%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 62%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 62%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.13, -6.25, 16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.13, 17.42, 111.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.758, 2.125, 0.808)`
Decimal	`2566672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272A10, 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 #272A10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272A10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #272A10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272a10; }
.text { color: #272a10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272a10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 42 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272a10, #1a2a10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272A10?: #272A10 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272A10?: The RGB value is 39, 42, 16: 39 red, 42 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272A10?: The complementary color is #13102A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272A10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.