What color is #27232F?

#27232F 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 #27232F?

The RGB value is 39, 35, 47: 39 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27232F?

The complementary color is #2B2F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27232F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27232F color

#27232F rgb(39, 35, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #27232F is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.7% green and 18.4% blue (39, 35, 47).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 15% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#27232F color codes

HEX	`#27232F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 35, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 15%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 26%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 26%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.62, 4.93, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.62, 8.74, 304.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.951, 1.839, 2.941)`
Decimal	`2564911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27232F, 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 #27232F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27232F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #27232F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27232f; }
.text { color: #27232f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27232f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 35 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27232f, #2d232f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #27232F?: #27232F 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 #27232F?: The RGB value is 39, 35, 47: 39 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27232F?: The complementary color is #2B2F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27232F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.