What color is #273520?

#273520 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273520?

The RGB value is 39, 53, 32: 39 red, 53 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273520?

The complementary color is #2E2035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273520 color

#273520 rgb(39, 53, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #273520 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 20.8% green and 12.5% blue (39, 53, 32).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#273520 color codes

HEX	`#273520`
RGB	`rgb(39, 53, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 20.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 40%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.37, -10.68, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.37, 15.63, 133.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.37, 3.082, 1.836)`
Decimal	`2569504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273520, 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 #273520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #273520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273520; }
.text { color: #273520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 53 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273520, #203523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #273520?: #273520 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273520?: The RGB value is 39, 53, 32: 39 red, 53 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273520?: The complementary color is #2E2035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.