What color is #272725?

#272725 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272725?

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

What is the complementary color of #272725?

The complementary color is #252527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272725 color

#272725 rgb(39, 39, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #272725 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dire Wolf (#282828), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#272725 color codes

HEX	`#272725`
RGB	`rgb(39, 39, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 15.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.57, -0.48, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.57, 1.4, 109.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.896, 2.016, 2.039)`
Decimal	`2565925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272725, 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 #272725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #272725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272725; }
.text { color: #272725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 39 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272725, #262725); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #272725?: #272725 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272725?: The RGB value is 39, 39, 37: 39 red, 39 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272725?: The complementary color is #252527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.