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#27870D Color

#27870D is rgb(39, 135, 13) in RGB, hsl(107, 82%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 0%, 90%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Napier Green (#2A8000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#27870D
HEX#27870D
RGBrgb(39, 135, 13)
HSLhsl(107, 82%, 29%)
HSVhsv(107, 90%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 90%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.172 140.6)
LABlab(49.31% -44.46 48.88)
LCHlch(49.31% 66.08 132.29)

What #27870D 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 #27870D, 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.

#27870D Channel Values

How #27870D 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 135 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 82% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 90% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 0% · Y 90% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #27870D 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 text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #27870D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #27870D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #27870D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #27870D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #27870D.

How #27870D 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#27870D
Protanopia#7D7D10
Protanomaly#65810F
Deuteranopia#72721A
Deuteranomaly#5D7B15
Tritanopia#407F7F
Tritanomaly#378265
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #27870D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-27870d: #27870D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #27870D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-27870d': '#27870D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.529, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_27870d">#27870D</color>
SVG fillfill="#27870D"

More Green Colors

#27870D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#27870D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #27870D?

#27870D is a dark green — rgb(39, 135, 13) in RGB and hsl(107, 82%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Napier Green (#2A8000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #27870D?

#27870D is rgb(39, 135, 13) — red 39, green 135, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #27870D?

#27870D converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 0%, 90%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #27870D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #27870D scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #27870D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #27870D 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 4.34, which is very hard to tell apart.

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