What color is #27341B?

#27341B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27341B?

The RGB value is 39, 52, 27: 39 red, 52 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27341B?

The complementary color is #281B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27341B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27341B color

#27341B rgb(39, 52, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #27341B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 20.4% green and 10.6% blue (39, 52, 27).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#27341B color codes

HEX	`#27341B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 52, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 20.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 48%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 48%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.91, -10.95, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.91, 17.83, 127.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.262, 2.966, 1.49)`
Decimal	`2569243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27341B, 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 #27341B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27341B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #27341B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27341b; }
.text { color: #27341b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27341b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 52 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27341b, #1b341c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #27341B?: #27341B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27341B?: The RGB value is 39, 52, 27: 39 red, 52 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27341B?: The complementary color is #281B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27341B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.