What color is #27253A?

#27253A 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 #27253A?

The RGB value is 39, 37, 58: 39 red, 37 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27253A?

The complementary color is #383A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27253A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27253A color

#27253A rgb(39, 37, 58)

Shades of blue

The hex color #27253A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.5% green and 22.7% blue (39, 37, 58).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#27253A color codes

HEX	`#27253A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 37, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 36%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.8, 6.75, -13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.8, 14.81, 297.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.262, 2.06, 4.281)`
Decimal	`2565434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27253A, 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 #27253A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27253A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #27253A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27253a; }
.text { color: #27253a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27253a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 37 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27253a, #31253a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #27253A?: #27253A 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 #27253A?: The RGB value is 39, 37, 58: 39 red, 37 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27253A?: The complementary color is #383A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27253A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.