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Colour

#272D21

  • #272D21
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#272D21 is a green with RGB values 39, 45, 33 and HSL 90°, 15%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#272D21#272D21
HEX#272D21
RGBrgb(39, 45, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1765, 0.1294
RGB percentages15.3%, 17.6%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(90, 15.4%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 26.7%, 17.6%)
CMYK13.3%, 0%, 26.7%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,457
CSS custom property--colour: #272D21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.15:1
Contrast with white14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D8D2DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E2B20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2B22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#272C2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5Black · ΔE 19.6Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36.8Gray · ΔE 37.1Slate grey · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27212D
Analogous#2D2D21, #212D21
Triadic#21272D, #2D2127
Split complementary#21212D, #2D212D
Tetradic#212D2D, #27212D, #2D2121

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D9F7B
Lighter +30%#748562
Lighter +20%#5A684C
Lighter +10%#414A37
Darker −10%#0E100B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#273717
Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R39
G45
B33
Red39 (15.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)15.38%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2D · B 21

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