What color is #27222E?

#27222E is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27222E?

The RGB value is 39, 34, 46: 39 red, 34 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27222E?

The complementary color is #292E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27222E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27222E color

#27222E rgb(39, 34, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #27222E is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.3% green and 18% blue (39, 34, 46).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 15% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#27222E color codes

HEX	`#27222E`
RGB	`rgb(39, 34, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 15%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 26%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.25, 5.37, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.25, 8.88, 307.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.902, 1.773, 2.826)`
Decimal	`2564654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27222E, 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 #27222E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27222E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #27222E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27222e; }
.text { color: #27222e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27222e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 34 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27222e, #2d222e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #27222E?: #27222E is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27222E?: The RGB value is 39, 34, 46: 39 red, 34 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27222E?: The complementary color is #292E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27222E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.