What color is #272B1A?

#272B1A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272B1A?

The RGB value is 39, 43, 26: 39 red, 43 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272B1A?

The complementary color is #1E1A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272B1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272B1A color

#272B1A rgb(39, 43, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #272B1A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.9% green and 10.2% blue (39, 43, 26).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 25% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#272B1A color codes

HEX	`#272B1A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 43, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 25%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 40%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 40%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.67, -5.42, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.67, 11.83, 117.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.887, 2.234, 1.309)`
Decimal	`2566938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272B1A, 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 #272B1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272B1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #272B1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272b1a; }
.text { color: #272b1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272b1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 43 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272b1a, #1f2b1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272B1A?: #272B1A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272B1A?: The RGB value is 39, 43, 26: 39 red, 43 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272B1A?: The complementary color is #1E1A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272B1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.