Colour

#272C00

#272C00
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#272C00 is a yellow with RGB values 39, 44, 0 and HSL 67°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#272C00#272C00

HEX#272C00

RGBrgb(39, 44, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1725, 0

RGB percentages15.3%, 17.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(66.8, 100%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 100%, 17.3%)

CMYK11.4%, 0%, 100%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,567,168

CSS custom property--colour: #272C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.52:1

Contrast with white14.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D8D3FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#302900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#302903no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2A2924no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28.2 Black · ΔE 30.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Dim grey · ΔE 37.7 Dark green · ΔE 43.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 44.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 28.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#05002C

Analogous#2C1B00, #112C00

Triadic#00272C, #2C0027

Split complementary#00112C, #1B002C

Tetradic#002C1B, #05002C, #2C0011

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCF800

Lighter +30%#AFC500

Lighter +20%#819200

Lighter +10%#545F00

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#272C00

Less saturated −25%#232706

Channel breakdown

R39

G44

Red39 (15.3%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue66.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 27 · G 2C · B 00

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Colour values

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