What color is #273F23?

#273F23 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #273F23?

The RGB value is 39, 63, 35: 39 red, 63 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #273F23?

The complementary color is #3B233F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#273F23 color

#273F23 rgb(39, 63, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #273F23 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 24.7% green and 13.7% blue (39, 63, 35).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 29% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#273F23 color codes

HEX	`#273F23`
RGB	`rgb(39, 63, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 24.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 29%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 44%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 44%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.02, -15.96, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.02, 21.43, 138.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.917, 4.108, 2.229)`
Decimal	`2572067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #273F23, 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 #273F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #273F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273f23; }
.text { color: #273f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 63 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273f23, #233f2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #273F23?: #273F23 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #273F23?: The RGB value is 39, 63, 35: 39 red, 63 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #273F23?: The complementary color is #3B233F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.