What color is #272438?

#272438 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272438?

The RGB value is 39, 36, 56: 39 red, 36 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272438?

The complementary color is #353824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272438?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272438 color

#272438 rgb(39, 36, 56)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272438 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.1% green and 22% blue (39, 36, 56).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#272438 color codes

HEX	`#272438`
RGB	`rgb(39, 36, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 36%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.37, 6.85, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.37, 14.2, 298.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.181, 1.979, 4.008)`
Decimal	`2565176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272438, 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 #272438	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272438 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #272438 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272438; }
.text { color: #272438; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272438; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 36 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272438, #312438); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272438?: #272438 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272438?: The RGB value is 39, 36, 56: 39 red, 36 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272438?: The complementary color is #353824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272438?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.