What color is #272538?

#272538 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 #272538?

The RGB value is 39, 37, 56: 39 red, 37 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272538?

The complementary color is #363825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272538 color

#272538 rgb(39, 37, 56)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272538 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.5% green and 22% blue (39, 37, 56).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#272538 color codes

HEX	`#272538`
RGB	`rgb(39, 37, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 34%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 34%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.7, 6.13, -11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.7, 13.42, 297.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.212, 2.04, 4.018)`
Decimal	`2565432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272538, 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 #272538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #272538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272538; }
.text { color: #272538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 37 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272538, #312538); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272538?: #272538 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 #272538?: The RGB value is 39, 37, 56: 39 red, 37 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272538?: The complementary color is #363825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.