#272e24

Color #272e24

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.12 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#272e24

RGB

rgb(39, 46, 36)

HSL

hsl(102, 12.2%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(102, 21.7%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 0%, 21.7%, 82%)

LAB

lab(17.98, -5.43, 5.45)

LCH

lch(17.98, 7.69, 134.89)

OKLCH

oklch(29.1%, 0.0203, 136.4)

HWB

hwb(102, 14.1%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b242e

Analogous

#2c2e24

#272e24

#242e26

Triadic

#272e24

#24272e

#2e2427

Split-complementary

#272e24

#26242e

#2e242c

Tetradic

#272e24

#242e2b

#2b242e

#2e2427

Square

#272e24

#242c2e

#2b242e

#2e2624

Shades

Color #272e24 mixed toward black.

#21261e

#1a1f18

#141712

#0d0f0c

#070806

Tints

Color #272e24 mixed toward white.

#495643

#6b7e63

#8fa187

#b4c0af

#dae0d7

Tones

Color #272e24 mixed toward gray.

#272d25

#282c26

#282c27

#282b27

#292a28

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a27 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#2a2927 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#272929 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #272e24;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272e24]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#272e24 (#272e24) is rgb(39, 46, 36) in RGB.

No, #272e24 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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