What color is #272522?

#272522 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Nero. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272522?

The RGB value is 39, 37, 34: 39 red, 37 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272522?

The complementary color is #222427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272522?

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.

#272522 color

#272522 rgb(39, 37, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #272522 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.5% green and 13.3% blue (39, 37, 34).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 7% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nero (#252525), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#272522 color codes

HEX	`#272522`
RGB	`rgb(39, 37, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 7%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 13%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.79, 0.24, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.79, 2.34, 84.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.787, 1.87, 1.78)`
Decimal	`2565410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272522, 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 #272522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272522 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 #272522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272522; }
.text { color: #272522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 37 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272522, #272722); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #272522?: #272522 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Nero. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272522?: The RGB value is 39, 37, 34: 39 red, 37 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272522?: The complementary color is #222427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272522?: 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.