What color is #273222?

#273222 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273222?

The RGB value is 39, 50, 34: 39 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273222?

The complementary color is #2D2232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273222 color

#273222 rgb(39, 50, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #273222 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 19.6% green and 13.3% blue (39, 50, 34).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 19% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#273222 color codes

HEX	`#273222`
RGB	`rgb(39, 50, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 19.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 19%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 32%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 32%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.34, -8.43, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.34, 12.11, 134.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.266, 2.828, 1.94)`
Decimal	`2568738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273222, 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 #273222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #273222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273222; }
.text { color: #273222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 50 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273222, #223225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #273222?: #273222 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273222?: The RGB value is 39, 50, 34: 39 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273222?: The complementary color is #2D2232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.