What color is #27272B?

#27272B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Anthracite. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27272B?

The RGB value is 39, 39, 43: 39 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27272B?

The complementary color is #2B2B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27272B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27272B color

#27272B rgb(39, 39, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #27272B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 15.3% green and 16.9% blue (39, 39, 43).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Anthracite (#28282D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#27272B color codes

HEX	`#27272B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 39, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 15.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.78, 1, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.78, 2.81, 290.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.998, 2.057, 2.577)`
Decimal	`2565931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27272B, 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 #27272B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27272B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	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 #27272B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27272b; }
.text { color: #27272b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27272b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 39 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27272b, #29272b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #27272B?: #27272B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Anthracite. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27272B?: The RGB value is 39, 39, 43: 39 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27272B?: The complementary color is #2B2B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27272B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.