What color is #275A38?

#275A38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #275A38?

The RGB value is 39, 90, 56: 39 red, 90 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #275A38?

The complementary color is #5A2749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #275A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#275A38 color

#275A38 rgb(39, 90, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #275A38 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 35.3% green and 22% blue (39, 90, 56).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 40% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#275A38 color codes

HEX	`#275A38`
RGB	`rgb(39, 90, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 35.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 40%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 57%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 38%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.04, -25.81, 14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.04, 29.65, 150.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.206, 8.029, 5.016)`
Decimal	`2579000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #275A38, 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 #275A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#275A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #275A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #275a38; }
.text { color: #275a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #275a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 90 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #275a38, #275a52); }

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Questions

What color is #275A38?: #275A38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #275A38?: The RGB value is 39, 90, 56: 39 red, 90 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #275A38?: The complementary color is #5A2749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #275A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.