What color is #273D18?

#273D18 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273D18?

The RGB value is 39, 61, 24: 39 red, 61 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273D18?

The complementary color is #2E183D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273D18 color

#273D18 rgb(39, 61, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #273D18 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 23.9% green and 9.4% blue (39, 61, 24).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#273D18 color codes

HEX	`#273D18`
RGB	`rgb(39, 61, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 23.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 61%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 61%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.12, -16.61, 19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.12, 25.91, 129.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.67, 3.835, 1.463)`
Decimal	`2571544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273D18, 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 #273D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #273D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273d18; }
.text { color: #273d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 61 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273d18, #183d1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #273D18?: #273D18 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273D18?: The RGB value is 39, 61, 24: 39 red, 61 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273D18?: The complementary color is #2E183D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.