What color is #273115?

#273115 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273115?

The RGB value is 39, 49, 21: 39 red, 49 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273115?

The complementary color is #1F1531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273115 color

#273115 rgb(39, 49, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #273115 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 19.2% green and 8.2% blue (39, 49, 21).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#273115 color codes

HEX	`#273115`
RGB	`rgb(39, 49, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 19.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 57%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 57%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.72, -10.03, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.72, 19.22, 121.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.07, 2.682, 1.118)`
Decimal	`2568469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273115, 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 #273115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #273115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273115; }
.text { color: #273115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 49 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273115, #193115); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #273115?: #273115 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273115?: The RGB value is 39, 49, 21: 39 red, 49 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273115?: The complementary color is #1F1531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.