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Colour

#272F29

  • #272F29
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#272F29 is a green with RGB values 39, 47, 41 and HSL 135°, 9%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#272F29#272F29
HEX#272F29
RGBrgb(39, 47, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1843, 0.1608
RGB percentages15.3%, 18.4%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(135, 9.3%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135, 17%, 18.4%)
CMYK17%, 0%, 12.8%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,977
CSS custom property--colour: #272F29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D8D0D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F2E29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E2D29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#262F2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.8Black · ΔE 19.3Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Gray · ΔE 35.6Slate grey · ΔE 36.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F272D
Analogous#292F27, #272F2D
Triadic#29272F, #2F2927
Split complementary#2D272F, #2F2729
Tetradic#27292F, #2F272D, #2F2D27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#879B8C
Lighter +30%#6C8372
Lighter +20%#55675A
Lighter +10%#3E4B41
Darker −10%#101311
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C3A24
Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R39
G47
B41
Red39 (15.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue135°
Saturation (HSL)9.3%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2F · B 29

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