What color is #272D1F?

#272D1F 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 #272D1F?

The RGB value is 39, 45, 31: 39 red, 45 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272D1F?

The complementary color is #251F2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272D1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272D1F color

#272D1F rgb(39, 45, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #272D1F is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 17.6% green and 12.2% blue (39, 45, 31).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 18% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#272D1F color codes

HEX	`#272D1F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 45, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 17.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 18%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 31%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 31%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.49, -5.81, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.49, 10.06, 125.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.022, 2.407, 1.654)`
Decimal	`2567455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272D1F, 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 #272D1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272D1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	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 #272D1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272d1f; }
.text { color: #272d1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272d1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 45 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272d1f, #202d1f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #272D1F?: #272D1F 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 #272D1F?: The RGB value is 39, 45, 31: 39 red, 45 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272D1F?: The complementary color is #251F2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272D1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.