What color is #27492B?

#27492B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27492B?

The RGB value is 39, 73, 43: 39 red, 73 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27492B?

The complementary color is #492745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27492B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27492B color

#27492B rgb(39, 73, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #27492B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 28.6% green and 16.9% blue (39, 73, 43).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 30% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 71% 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 10.12:1).

#27492B color codes

HEX	`#27492B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 73, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 28.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 30%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 41%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.77, -19.88, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.77, 24.43, 144.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.655, 5.371, 3.129)`
Decimal	`2574635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27492B, 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 #27492B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27492B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #27492B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27492b; }
.text { color: #27492b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27492b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 73 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27492b, #27493c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #27492B?: #27492B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27492B?: The RGB value is 39, 73, 43: 39 red, 73 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27492B?: The complementary color is #492745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27492B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.