What color is #273B18?

#273B18 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 #273B18?

The RGB value is 39, 59, 24: 39 red, 59 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273B18?

The complementary color is #2C183B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273B18 color

#273B18 rgb(39, 59, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #273B18 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 23.1% green and 9.4% blue (39, 59, 24).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 42% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#273B18 color codes

HEX	`#273B18`
RGB	`rgb(39, 59, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 23.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 42%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 59%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 59%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.39, -15.49, 19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.39, 24.53, 129.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.565, 3.625, 1.429)`
Decimal	`2571032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273B18, 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 #273B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #273B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273b18; }
.text { color: #273b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 59 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273b18, #183b1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #273B18?: #273B18 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 #273B18?: The RGB value is 39, 59, 24: 39 red, 59 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273B18?: The complementary color is #2C183B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.