What color is #273022?

#273022 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 #273022?

The RGB value is 39, 48, 34: 39 red, 48 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273022?

The complementary color is #2B2230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273022?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273022 color

#273022 rgb(39, 48, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #273022 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18.8% green and 13.3% blue (39, 48, 34).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 17% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#273022 color codes

HEX	`#273022`
RGB	`rgb(39, 48, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 17%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 29%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 29%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, -7.16, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 10.53, 132.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.182, 2.661, 1.912)`
Decimal	`2568226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273022, 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 #273022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #273022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273022; }
.text { color: #273022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 48 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273022, #223024); }

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Questions

What color is #273022?: #273022 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 #273022?: The RGB value is 39, 48, 34: 39 red, 48 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273022?: The complementary color is #2B2230, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273022?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.