What color is #272A16?

#272A16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272A16?

The RGB value is 39, 42, 22: 39 red, 42 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272A16?

The complementary color is #19162A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272A16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272A16 color

#272A16 rgb(39, 42, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #272A16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.5% green and 8.6% blue (39, 42, 22).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 31% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#272A16 color codes

HEX	`#272A16`
RGB	`rgb(39, 42, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 31%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 48%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 48%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.23, -5.42, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.23, 13.74, 113.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.809, 2.145, 1.078)`
Decimal	`2566678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272A16, 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 #272A16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272A16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #272A16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272a16; }
.text { color: #272a16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272a16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 42 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272a16, #1d2a16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272A16?: #272A16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272A16?: The RGB value is 39, 42, 22: 39 red, 42 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272A16?: The complementary color is #19162A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272A16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.