What color is #273123?

#273123 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 #273123?

The RGB value is 39, 49, 35: 39 red, 49 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273123?

The complementary color is #2D2331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273123 color

#273123 rgb(39, 49, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #273123 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 19.2% green and 13.7% blue (39, 49, 35).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 17% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#273123 color codes

HEX	`#273123`
RGB	`rgb(39, 49, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 19.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 17%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 29%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, -7.59, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 10.72, 135.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.238, 2.749, 2.003)`
Decimal	`2568483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273123, 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 #273123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #273123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273123; }
.text { color: #273123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 49 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273123, #233126); }

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Questions

What color is #273123?: #273123 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 #273123?: The RGB value is 39, 49, 35: 39 red, 49 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273123?: The complementary color is #2D2331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.