#272518

Color #272518

A muted very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#272518

RGB

rgb(39, 37, 24)

HSL

hsl(52, 23.8%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52, 38.5%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 38.5%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(14.52, -1.72, 9.02)

LCH

lch(14.52, 9.18, 100.8)

OKLCH

oklch(26.3%, 0.023, 100.53)

HWB

hwb(52, 9.4%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#181a27

Analogous

#271e18

#272518

#222718

Triadic

#272518

#182725

#251827

Split-complementary

#272518

#182227

#1e1827

Tetradic

#272518

#1a2718

#181a27

#251827

Square

#272518

#18271e

#181a27

#271822

Shades

Color #272518 mixed toward black.

#211f14

#1a1910

#14130c

#0d0c08

#070604

Tints

Color #272518 mixed toward white.

#555134

#837d51

#aaa375

#c6c2a3

#e3e0d1

Tones

Color #272518 mixed toward gray.

#262419

#25231b

#23221c

#22211d

#21211e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.36:1

White text reads better on this background (15.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26261c · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#26261c · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#271e1f · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272518;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272518]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#272518 (#272518) is rgb(39, 37, 24) in RGB.

No, #272518 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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