#27412E
Dark Green · dark cool green
About #27412E
With the hex code #27412E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Dark Green — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Hunter Green. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #41273A, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.16:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #27412E?
With the hex code #27412E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #27412E?
Use white text. White on #27412E has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #27412E?
Its complementary colour is #41273A, and analogous partners are #2D4127 and #27413B.