What color is #27675F?

#27675F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27675F?

The RGB value is 39, 103, 95: 39 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27675F?

The complementary color is #67272F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27675F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27675F color

#27675F rgb(39, 103, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #27675F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 40.4% green and 37.3% blue (39, 103, 95).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 45% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#27675F color codes

HEX	`#27675F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 103, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 40.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 45%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 62%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.51, -22.43, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.51, 22.49, 184.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.752, 10.957, 12.531)`
Decimal	`2582367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27675F, 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 #27675F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#27675F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #27675F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27675f; }
.text { color: #27675f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27675f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 103 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27675f, #274f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #27675F?: #27675F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27675F?: The RGB value is 39, 103, 95: 39 red, 103 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27675F?: The complementary color is #67272F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27675F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.