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#27822E Color

#27822E is rgb(39, 130, 46) in RGB, hsl(125, 54%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 65%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is La Salle Green (#087830), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#27822E
HEX#27822E
RGBrgb(39, 130, 46)
HSLhsl(125, 54%, 33%)
HSVhsv(125, 70%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 65%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.148 144.3)
LABlab(47.78% -40.99 36.16)
LCHlch(47.78% 54.66 138.59)

What #27822E 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 #27822E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

La Salle Green#087830ΔE 6.93May Green#4C9141ΔE 8.86Xbox Green#0E7A0DΔE 9.58Forest Green#228B22ΔE 9.62Philippine Green#008543ΔE 10.34Neon Dark Green#008443ΔE 10.64

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

#27822E Channel Values

How #27822E 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 130 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 54% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 70% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.86:1 vs white · 4.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #27822E 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 text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #27822E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #27822E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #27822E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#27822E
Complementary
#82277A
Analogous
#4D8227
Analogous
#27825C
Triadic
#2E2782
Triadic
#822E27
Split comp.
#5C2782
Split comp.
#82274D

Tints & Shades of #27822E

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.

Tints

#31A53B
#43C74E
#66D16F
#89DC90
#ADE6B1
#D4F2D6

Shades

#227229
#1D6223
#19521D
#133F16
#0E2F11
#091F0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #27822E.

How #27822E 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#27822E
Protanopia#78782F
Protanomaly#627C2F
Deuteranopia#6E6E33
Deuteranomaly#5A7731
Tritanopia#3C7B7B
Tritanomaly#357E65
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #27822E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-27822e: #27822E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #27822E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-27822e': '#27822E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.510, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_27822e">#27822E</color>
SVG fillfill="#27822E"

More Green Colors

#27822E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#27822E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #27822E?

#27822E is a dark green — rgb(39, 130, 46) in RGB and hsl(125, 54%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is La Salle Green (#087830), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #27822E?

#27822E is rgb(39, 130, 46) — red 39, green 130, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #27822E?

#27822E converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 65%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #27822E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #27822E scores 4.86:1 against white and 4.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #27822E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #27822E 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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