#272d27

Color #272d27

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#272d27

RGB

rgb(39, 45, 39)

HSL

hsl(120, 7.1%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 13.3%, 17.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 0%, 13.3%, 82.4%)

LAB

lab(17.71, -4.1, 3)

LCH

lch(17.71, 5.08, 143.81)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.0136, 145.15)

HWB

hwb(120, 15.3%, 82.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d272d

Analogous

#2a2d27

#272d27

#272d2a

Triadic

#272d27

#27272d

#2d2727

Split-complementary

#272d27

#2a272d

#2d272a

Tetradic

#272d27

#272d2d

#2d272d

#2d2727

Square

#272d27

#272a2d

#2d272d

#2d2a27

Shades

Color #272d27 mixed toward black.

#212621

#1a1e1a

#141714

#0d0f0d

#070807

Tints

Color #272d27 mixed toward white.

#485348

#697969

#8d9c8d

#b3bdb3

#d9ded9

Tones

Color #272d27 mixed toward gray.

#282d28

#282c28

#292c29

#292b29

#2a2b2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.49:1

White text reads better on this background (14.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a29 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#292929 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#272a2a · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272d27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272d27]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#272d27 (#272d27) is rgb(39, 45, 39) in RGB.

No, #272d27 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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