What color is #27493F?

#27493F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27493F?

The RGB value is 39, 73, 63: 39 red, 73 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27493F?

The complementary color is #492731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27493F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27493F color

#27493F rgb(39, 73, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #27493F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 28.6% green and 24.7% blue (39, 73, 63).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 30% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#27493F color codes

HEX	`#27493F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 73, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 28.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 30%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 14%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.26, -15.2, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.26, 15.34, 172.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.116, 5.555, 5.557)`
Decimal	`2574655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27493F, 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 #27493F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27493F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #27493F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27493f; }
.text { color: #27493f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27493f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 73 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27493f, #274249); }

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Questions

What color is #27493F?: #27493F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27493F?: The RGB value is 39, 73, 63: 39 red, 73 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27493F?: The complementary color is #492731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27493F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.