#272b26

Color #272b26

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.58 Nearest Tailwind class olive-800 #2b2b22 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#272b26

RGB

rgb(39, 43, 38)

HSL

hsl(108, 6.2%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(108, 11.6%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 11.6%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.98, -2.99, 2.65)

LCH

lch(16.98, 4, 138.45)

OKLCH

oklch(28.3%, 0.0106, 139.57)

HWB

hwb(108, 14.9%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a262b

Analogous

#2a2b26

#272b26

#262b28

Triadic

#272b26

#26272b

#2b2627

Split-complementary

#272b26

#28262b

#2b262a

Tetradic

#272b26

#262b2a

#2a262b

#2b2627

Square

#272b26

#262a2b

#2a262b

#2b2826

Shades

Color #272b26 mixed toward black.

#212420

#1a1d19

#141613

#0d0e0d

#070706

Tints

Color #272b26 mixed toward white.

#495148

#6c7769

#909a8d

#b5bcb3

#daddd9

Tones

Color #272b26 mixed toward gray.

#272b26

#282a27

#282928

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.46:1

White text reads better on this background (14.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292927 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#292828 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#272828 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272b26;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272b26]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#272b26 (#272b26) is rgb(39, 43, 38) in RGB.

No, #272b26 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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