What color is #27C25F?

#27C25F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27C25F?

The RGB value is 39, 194, 95: 39 red, 194 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27C25F?

The complementary color is #C2278A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27C25F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27C25F color

#27C25F rgb(39, 194, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #27C25F is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 76.1% green and 37.3% blue (39, 194, 95).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 67% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Intoxicate (#11BB55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#27C25F color codes

HEX	`#27C25F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 194, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 76.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 67%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 80%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 51%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, -60.02, 38.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 71.44, 147.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.192, 39.838, 17.344)`
Decimal	`2605663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27C25F, 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 #27C25F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#27C25F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	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 #27C25F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27c25f; }
.text { color: #27c25f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27c25f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 194 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27c25f, #27c2ad); }

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Questions

What color is #27C25F?: #27C25F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27C25F?: The RGB value is 39, 194, 95: 39 red, 194 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27C25F?: The complementary color is #C2278A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27C25F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.