What color is #272F23?

#272F23 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272F23?

The RGB value is 39, 47, 35: 39 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272F23?

The complementary color is #2B232F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272F23 color

#272F23 rgb(39, 47, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #272F23 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18.4% green and 13.7% blue (39, 47, 35).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 15% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#272F23 color codes

HEX	`#272F23`
RGB	`rgb(39, 47, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18.4%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 15%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 26%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.3, -6.3, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.3, 9.12, 133.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.157, 2.586, 1.975)`
Decimal	`2567971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272F23, 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 #272F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #272F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272f23; }
.text { color: #272f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 47 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272f23, #232f25); }

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Questions

What color is #272F23?: #272F23 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272F23?: The RGB value is 39, 47, 35: 39 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272F23?: The complementary color is #2B232F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.