What color is #272439?

#272439 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 #272439?

The RGB value is 39, 36, 57: 39 red, 36 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272439?

The complementary color is #363924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272439?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272439 color

#272439 rgb(39, 36, 57)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272439 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.1% green and 22.4% blue (39, 36, 57).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#272439 color codes

HEX	`#272439`
RGB	`rgb(39, 36, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 37%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 37%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.43, 7.16, -13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.43, 14.89, 298.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.206, 1.988, 4.138)`
Decimal	`2565177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272439, 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 #272439	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272439 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #272439 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272439; }
.text { color: #272439; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272439; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 36 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272439, #312439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272439?: #272439 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 #272439?: The RGB value is 39, 36, 57: 39 red, 36 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272439?: The complementary color is #363924, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272439?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.