What color is #272645?

#272645 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272645?

The RGB value is 39, 38, 69: 39 red, 38 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272645?

The complementary color is #444526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272645 color

#272645 rgb(39, 38, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272645 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.9% green and 27.1% blue (39, 38, 69).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 29% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#272645 color codes

HEX	`#272645`
RGB	`rgb(39, 38, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 29%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 45%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 45%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.73, 9.63, -19.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.73, 21.62, 296.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.604, 2.247, 5.926)`
Decimal	`2565701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272645, 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 #272645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #272645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272645; }
.text { color: #272645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 38 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272645, #372645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #272645?: #272645 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272645?: The RGB value is 39, 38, 69: 39 red, 38 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272645?: The complementary color is #444526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.