What color is #272122?

#272122 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272122?

The RGB value is 39, 33, 34: 39 red, 33 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272122?

The complementary color is #212726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272122 color

#272122 rgb(39, 33, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #272122 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 12.9% green and 13.3% blue (39, 33, 34).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 8% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#272122 color codes

HEX	`#272122`
RGB	`rgb(39, 33, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 12.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 8%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 15%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.44, 3.07, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.44, 3.1, 6.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.669, 1.635, 1.741)`
Decimal	`2564386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272122, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #272122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #272122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272122; }
.text { color: #272122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 33 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272122, #272321); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #272122?: #272122 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272122?: The RGB value is 39, 33, 34: 39 red, 33 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272122?: The complementary color is #212726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.