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Colour

#272A23

  • #272A23
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#272A23 is a green with RGB values 39, 42, 35 and HSL 86°, 9%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#272A23#272A23
HEX#272A23
RGBrgb(39, 42, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1647, 0.1373
RGB percentages15.3%, 16.5%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(85.7, 9.1%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 16.7%, 16.5%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 16.7%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,566,691
CSS custom property--colour: #272A23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.57:1
Contrast with white14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D8D5DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2923no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A2923no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#272928no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 37.4Slate grey · ΔE 39.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26232A
Analogous#2A2A23, #242A23
Triadic#23272A, #2A2327
Split complementary#23232A, #2A232A
Tetradic#232A2A, #26232A, #2A2323

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E9782
Lighter +30%#747D69
Lighter +20%#5B6251
Lighter +10%#41463A
Darker −10%#0D0E0C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#283419
Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R39
G42
B35
Red39 (15.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue85.71°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2A · B 23

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