What color is #27390E?

#27390E is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27390E?

The RGB value is 39, 57, 14: 39 red, 57 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27390E?

The complementary color is #200E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27390E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27390E color

#27390E rgb(39, 57, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #27390E is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 22.4% green and 5.5% blue (39, 57, 14).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 61% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#27390E color codes

HEX	`#27390E`
RGB	`rgb(39, 57, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 22.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 61%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 75%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.54, -15.55, 23.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.54, 28.29, 123.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.379, 3.389, 0.944)`
Decimal	`2570510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27390E, 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 #27390E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27390E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #27390E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27390e; }
.text { color: #27390e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27390e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 57 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27390e, #12390e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #27390E?: #27390E is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27390E?: The RGB value is 39, 57, 14: 39 red, 57 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27390E?: The complementary color is #200E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27390E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.