What color is #272F1B?

#272F1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272F1B?

The RGB value is 39, 47, 27: 39 red, 47 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272F1B?

The complementary color is #231B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272F1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272F1B color

#272F1B rgb(39, 47, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #272F1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18.4% green and 10.6% blue (39, 47, 27).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#272F1B color codes

HEX	`#272F1B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 47, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 43%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 43%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.11, -7.84, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.11, 14.12, 123.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.051, 2.543, 1.42)`
Decimal	`2567963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272F1B, 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 #272F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272F1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #272F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272f1b; }
.text { color: #272f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 47 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272f1b, #1d2f1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272F1B?: #272F1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272F1B?: The RGB value is 39, 47, 27: 39 red, 47 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272F1B?: The complementary color is #231B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272F1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.