What color is #273517?

#273517 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 #273517?

The RGB value is 39, 53, 23: 39 red, 53 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273517?

The complementary color is #251735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273517?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273517 color

#273517 rgb(39, 53, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #273517 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 20.8% green and 9% blue (39, 53, 23).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#273517 color codes

HEX	`#273517`
RGB	`rgb(39, 53, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 20.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 57%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 57%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.2, -12.17, 16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.2, 20.88, 125.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.264, 3.039, 1.278)`
Decimal	`2569495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273517, 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 #273517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #273517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273517; }
.text { color: #273517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 53 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273517, #183517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #273517?: #273517 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 #273517?: The RGB value is 39, 53, 23: 39 red, 53 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273517?: The complementary color is #251735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273517?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.