What color is #272E1D?

#272E1D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272E1D?

The RGB value is 39, 46, 29: 39 red, 46 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272E1D?

The complementary color is #241D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272E1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272E1D color

#272E1D rgb(39, 46, 29)

Shades of gray

The hex color #272E1D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18% green and 11.4% blue (39, 46, 29).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 23% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#272E1D color codes

HEX	`#272E1D`
RGB	`rgb(39, 46, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 23%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 37%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 37%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.8, -6.84, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.8, 12.11, 124.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.035, 2.474, 1.532)`
Decimal	`2567709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272E1D, 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 #272E1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272E1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #272E1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272e1d; }
.text { color: #272e1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272e1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 46 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272e1d, #1f2e1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272E1D?: #272E1D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272E1D?: The RGB value is 39, 46, 29: 39 red, 46 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272E1D?: The complementary color is #241D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272E1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.