What color is #272326?

#272326 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272326?

The RGB value is 39, 35, 38: 39 red, 35 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272326?

The complementary color is #232724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272326?

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.

#272326 color

#272326 rgb(39, 35, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #272326 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.7% green and 14.9% blue (39, 35, 38).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 5% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Ink Black (#252024), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#272326 color codes

HEX	`#272326`
RGB	`rgb(39, 35, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 5%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 10%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.25, 2.58, -1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.25, 2.9, 332.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.788, 1.773, 2.081)`
Decimal	`2564902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272326, 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 #272326	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272326 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 #272326 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272326; }
.text { color: #272326; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272326; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 35 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272326, #272324); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #272326?: #272326 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ink Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272326?: The RGB value is 39, 35, 38: 39 red, 35 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272326?: The complementary color is #232724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272326?: 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.