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#273021 Color

#273021 is rgb(39, 48, 33) in RGB, hsl(96, 19%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 31%, 81%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kombu Green (#354230), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#273021
HEX#273021
RGBrgb(39, 48, 33)
HSLhsl(96, 19%, 16%)
HSVhsv(96, 31%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 31%, 81%)
OKLCHoklch(29.6% 0.029 133.2)
LABlab(18.64% -6.62 8.31)
LCHlch(18.64% 10.63 128.54)

What #273021 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #273021, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#273021 Channel Values

How #273021 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 39 · G 48 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 19% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 31% · V 19%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 81%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.72:1 vs white · 1.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #273021 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #273021 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #273021

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #273021; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #273021

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #273021.

How #273021 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#273021
Protanopia#2F2F21
Protanomaly#2C2F21
Deuteranopia#2D2D21
Deuteranomaly#2B2E21
Tritanopia#292E2E
Tritanomaly#282F2A
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #273021 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-273021: #273021;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #273021;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-273021': '#273021' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.188, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_273021">#273021</color>
SVG fillfill="#273021"

More Green Colors

#273021 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#273021 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #273021?

#273021 is a darkest green — rgb(39, 48, 33) in RGB and hsl(96, 19%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kombu Green (#354230), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.02.

What is the RGB value of #273021?

#273021 is rgb(39, 48, 33) — red 39, green 48, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #273021?

#273021 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 31%, 81%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #273021 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #273021 scores 13.72:1 against white and 1.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #273021 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #273021 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.39, which is visibly different.

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