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#27800A Color

#27800A is rgb(39, 128, 10) in RGB, hsl(105, 86%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 92%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Napier Green (#2A8000), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#27800A
HEX#27800A
RGBrgb(39, 128, 10)
HSLhsl(105, 86%, 27%)
HSVhsv(105, 92%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 92%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.165 140.2)
LABlab(46.90% -42.31 47.45)
LCHlch(46.90% 63.58 131.72)

What #27800A 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 #27800A, 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.

#27800A Channel Values

How #27800A 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 128 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 86% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 92% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 92% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.03:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #27800A 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 text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #27800A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #27800A; 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 #27800A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #27800A.

How #27800A 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#27800A
Protanopia#76760D
Protanomaly#607A0C
Deuteranopia#6C6C17
Deuteranomaly#597513
Tritanopia#3D7878
Tritanomaly#367B5F
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #27800A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-27800a: #27800A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #27800A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-27800a': '#27800A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.502, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_27800a">#27800A</color>
SVG fillfill="#27800A"

More Green Colors

#27800A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#27800A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #27800A?

#27800A is a dark green — rgb(39, 128, 10) in RGB and hsl(105, 86%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Napier Green (#2A8000), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.05.

What is the RGB value of #27800A?

#27800A is rgb(39, 128, 10) — red 39, green 128, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #27800A?

#27800A converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 92%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #27800A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #27800A scores 5.03:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #27800A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #27800A 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 green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 5.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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