What color is #27382E?

#27382E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27382E?

The RGB value is 39, 56, 46: 39 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27382E?

The complementary color is #382731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27382E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27382E color

#27382E rgb(39, 56, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #27382E is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 22% green and 18% blue (39, 56, 46).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#27382E color codes

HEX	`#27382E`
RGB	`rgb(39, 56, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 22%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 18%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.79, -9.49, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.79, 10.32, 156.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.744, 3.457, 3.107)`
Decimal	`2570286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27382E, 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 #27382E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27382E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #27382E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27382e; }
.text { color: #27382e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27382e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 56 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27382e, #273837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #27382E?: #27382E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27382E?: The RGB value is 39, 56, 46: 39 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27382E?: The complementary color is #382731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27382E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.