Information about #273B19 color

#273B19 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#273B19 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(39, 59, 25) — 15.3% red, 23.1% green, 9.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 0 / 13 / 77. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored zesty chartreuse, #273B19 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Forest Green (#254117). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Myrtle (#21421E) and Kereru (#283E23).

In RGB terms — rgb(39, 59, 25) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #273B19: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #273B19 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#273B19 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#273B19 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #273B19

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Myrtle color link
Myrtle

#21421E

Kereru color link
Kereru

#283E23

Rangitoto color link
Rangitoto

#2E3222

Feverpitch color link
Feverpitch

#2D4325

Pine Tree color link
Pine Tree

#2A2F23

Kea color link
Kea

#283E2A

Black Forest color link
Black Forest

#2C3227

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#273B19
  • RGB39, 59, 25
  • CMYK8, 0, 13, 77
  • CSSrgb(39, 59, 25)
  • HSL95°, 40%, 16%
  • HSL Precise95.294°, 40.476%, 16.471%
  • HSV95°, 58%, 23%
  • HSB95°, 58%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • GLSLvec3(0.153, 0.231, 0.098)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.153, 0.231, 0.098, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.153, 0.231, 0.098)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID273B19
  • DECIMAL ID2571033
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01