What color is #27362B?

#27362B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27362B?

The RGB value is 39, 54, 43: 39 red, 54 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27362B?

The complementary color is #362732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27362B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27362B color

#27362B rgb(39, 54, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #27362B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 21.2% green and 16.9% blue (39, 54, 43).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 16% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#27362B color codes

HEX	`#27362B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 54, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 21.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 16%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 28%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21, -8.97, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21, 10.24, 151.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.592, 3.244, 2.775)`
Decimal	`2569771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27362B, 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 #27362B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27362B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #27362B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27362b; }
.text { color: #27362b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27362b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 54 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27362b, #273633); }

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Questions

What color is #27362B?: #27362B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27362B?: The RGB value is 39, 54, 43: 39 red, 54 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27362B?: The complementary color is #362732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27362B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.