What color is #27412A?

#27412A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27412A?

The RGB value is 39, 65, 42: 39 red, 65 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27412A?

The complementary color is #41273E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27412A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27412A color

#27412A rgb(39, 65, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #27412A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 25.5% green and 16.5% blue (39, 65, 42).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#27412A color codes

HEX	`#27412A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 65, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 25.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 40%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 35%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.89, -15.72, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.89, 19.17, 145.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.145, 4.379, 2.87)`
Decimal	`2572586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27412A, 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 #27412A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27412A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #27412A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27412a; }
.text { color: #27412a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27412a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 65 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27412a, #274137); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #27412A?: #27412A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27412A?: The RGB value is 39, 65, 42: 39 red, 65 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27412A?: The complementary color is #41273E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27412A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.