What color is #27502A?

#27502A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27502A?

The RGB value is 39, 80, 42: 39 red, 80 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27502A?

The complementary color is #50274D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27502A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27502A color

#27502A rgb(39, 80, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #27502A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 31.4% green and 16.5% blue (39, 80, 42).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 34% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#27502A color codes

HEX	`#27502A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 80, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 31.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 34%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 51%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 48%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, -23.64, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 29.74, 142.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.123, 6.336, 3.196)`
Decimal	`2576426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27502A, 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 #27502A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27502A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #27502A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27502a; }
.text { color: #27502a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27502a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 80 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27502a, #27503e); }

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Questions

What color is #27502A?: #27502A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27502A?: The RGB value is 39, 80, 42: 39 red, 80 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27502A?: The complementary color is #50274D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27502A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.