What color is #273225?

#273225 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273225?

The RGB value is 39, 50, 37: 39 red, 50 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273225?

The complementary color is #302532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273225?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273225 color

#273225 rgb(39, 50, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #273225 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 19.6% green and 14.5% blue (39, 50, 37).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 15% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#273225 color codes

HEX	`#273225`
RGB	`rgb(39, 50, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 19.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 15%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 26%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 26%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.42, -7.8, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.42, 10.33, 139.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.311, 2.846, 2.177)`
Decimal	`2568741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273225, 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 #273225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #273225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273225; }
.text { color: #273225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 50 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273225, #25322a); }

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Questions

What color is #273225?: #273225 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273225?: The RGB value is 39, 50, 37: 39 red, 50 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273225?: The complementary color is #302532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273225?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.