What color is #272230?

#272230 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272230?

The RGB value is 39, 34, 48: 39 red, 34 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272230?

The complementary color is #2B3022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272230 color

#272230 rgb(39, 34, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #272230 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.3% green and 18.8% blue (39, 34, 48).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 17% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#272230 color codes

HEX	`#272230`
RGB	`rgb(39, 34, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 17%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 29%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 29%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.34, 5.93, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.34, 10.25, 305.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.942, 1.789, 3.039)`
Decimal	`2564656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272230, 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 #272230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #272230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272230; }
.text { color: #272230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 34 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272230, #2e2230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272230?: #272230 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272230?: The RGB value is 39, 34, 48: 39 red, 34 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272230?: The complementary color is #2B3022, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.