What color is #27430A?

#27430A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27430A?

The RGB value is 39, 67, 10: 39 red, 67 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27430A?

The complementary color is #260A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27430A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27430A color

#27430A rgb(39, 67, 10)

Shades of green

The hex color #27430A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 26.3% green and 3.9% blue (39, 67, 10).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 74% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#27430A color codes

HEX	`#27430A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 67, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 26.3%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 74%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 85%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 85%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.16, -21.2, 29.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.16, 36.03, 126.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.899, 4.467, 0.997)`
Decimal	`2573066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27430A, 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 #27430A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27430A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #27430A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27430a; }
.text { color: #27430a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27430a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 67 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27430a, #0b430a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #27430A?: #27430A is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27430A?: The RGB value is 39, 67, 10: 39 red, 67 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27430A?: The complementary color is #260A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27430A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.