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Recognised as Colour

#272C08

  • #272C08
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#272C08 is a yellow with RGB values 39, 44, 8 and HSL 68°, 69%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#272C08#272C08
HEX#272C08
RGBrgb(39, 44, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1725, 0.0314
RGB percentages15.3%, 17.3%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(68.3, 69.2%, 10.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.3, 81.8%, 17.3%)
CMYK11.4%, 0%, 81.8%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,176
CSS custom property--colour: #272C08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D8D3F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#302904no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F2A0Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2925no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.3Dim grey · ΔE 35.6Gray · ΔE 43.1Saddle brown · ΔE 45.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D082C
Analogous#2C1F08, #152C08
Triadic#08272C, #2C0827
Split complementary#08152C, #1F082C
Tetradic#082C1F, #0D082C, #2C0815

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0D828
Lighter +30%#9AAD20
Lighter +20%#748218
Lighter +10%#4D5710
Darker −10%#010100
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C3302
Less saturated −25%#22260E

Channel breakdown

R39
G44
B8
Red39 (15.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue68.33°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness10.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2C · B 08

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