What color is #27492C?

#27492C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27492C?

The RGB value is 39, 73, 44: 39 red, 73 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27492C?

The complementary color is #492744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27492C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27492C color

#27492C rgb(39, 73, 44)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 28.6% green and 17.3% blue (39, 73, 44).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 30% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#27492C color codes

HEX	`#27492C`
RGB	`rgb(39, 73, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 28.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 30%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.79, -19.68, 13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.79, 23.92, 145.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.674, 5.378, 3.227)`
Decimal	`2574636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27492C, 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 #27492C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27492C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #27492C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27492c; }
.text { color: #27492c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27492c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 73 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27492c, #27493d); }

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Questions

What color is #27492C?: #27492C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27492C?: The RGB value is 39, 73, 44: 39 red, 73 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27492C?: The complementary color is #492744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27492C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.