What color is #272239?

#272239 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272239?

The RGB value is 39, 34, 57: 39 red, 34 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272239?

The complementary color is #343922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272239?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272239 color

#272239 rgb(39, 34, 57)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272239 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.3% green and 22.4% blue (39, 34, 57).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#272239 color codes

HEX	`#272239`
RGB	`rgb(39, 34, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 40%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 40%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.79, 8.61, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.79, 16.47, 301.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.147, 1.871, 4.118)`
Decimal	`2564665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272239, 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 #272239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #272239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272239; }
.text { color: #272239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 34 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272239, #322239); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272239?: #272239 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272239?: The RGB value is 39, 34, 57: 39 red, 34 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272239?: The complementary color is #343922, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272239?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.