What color is #27403D?

#27403D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27403D?

The RGB value is 39, 64, 61: 39 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27403D?

The complementary color is #40272A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27403D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27403D color

#27403D rgb(39, 64, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #27403D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 25.1% green and 23.9% blue (39, 64, 61).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#27403D color codes

HEX	`#27403D`
RGB	`rgb(39, 64, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 25.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 39%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 5%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.06, -10.44, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.06, 10.52, 186.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.512, 4.435, 5.085)`
Decimal	`2572349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27403D, 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 #27403D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27403D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #27403D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27403d; }
.text { color: #27403d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27403d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 64 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27403d, #273740); }

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Questions

What color is #27403D?: #27403D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27403D?: The RGB value is 39, 64, 61: 39 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27403D?: The complementary color is #40272A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27403D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.