What color is #272D1B?

#272D1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272D1B?

The RGB value is 39, 45, 27: 39 red, 45 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272D1B?

The complementary color is #211B2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272D1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272D1B color

#272D1B rgb(39, 45, 27)

Shades of gray

The hex color #272D1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 17.6% green and 10.6% blue (39, 45, 27).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 25% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#272D1B color codes

HEX	`#272D1B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 45, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 17.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 25%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 40%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 40%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.4, -6.56, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.4, 12.64, 121.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.973, 2.387, 1.394)`
Decimal	`2567451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272D1B, 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 #272D1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272D1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #272D1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272d1b; }
.text { color: #272d1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272d1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 45 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272d1b, #1e2d1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272D1B?: #272D1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272D1B?: The RGB value is 39, 45, 27: 39 red, 45 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272D1B?: The complementary color is #211B2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272D1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.