What color is #272134?

#272134 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272134?

The RGB value is 39, 33, 52: 39 red, 33 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272134?

The complementary color is #2E3421, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272134?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272134 color

#272134 rgb(39, 33, 52)

Shades of purple

The hex color #272134 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 12.9% green and 20.4% blue (39, 33, 52).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#272134 color codes

HEX	`#272134`
RGB	`rgb(39, 33, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 12.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 37%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 37%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.21, 7.81, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.21, 13.82, 304.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2, 1.767, 3.484)`
Decimal	`2564404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272134, 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 #272134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #272134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272134; }
.text { color: #272134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 33 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272134, #312134); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272134?: #272134 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272134?: The RGB value is 39, 33, 52: 39 red, 33 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272134?: The complementary color is #2E3421, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272134?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.