What color is #273A21?

#273A21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273A21?

The RGB value is 39, 58, 33: 39 red, 58 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273A21?

The complementary color is #34213A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273A21 color

#273A21 rgb(39, 58, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #273A21 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 22.7% green and 12.9% blue (39, 58, 33).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#273A21 color codes

HEX	`#273A21`
RGB	`rgb(39, 58, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 22.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 43%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 43%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.19, -13.47, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.19, 18.84, 135.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.624, 3.567, 1.989)`
Decimal	`2570785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273A21, 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 #273A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #273A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273a21; }
.text { color: #273a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 58 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273a21, #213a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #273A21?: #273A21 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273A21?: The RGB value is 39, 58, 33: 39 red, 58 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273A21?: The complementary color is #34213A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.