What color is #272741?

#272741 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272741?

The RGB value is 39, 39, 65: 39 red, 39 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272741?

The complementary color is #414127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272741 color

#272741 rgb(39, 39, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272741 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 15.3% green and 25.5% blue (39, 39, 65).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#272741 color codes

HEX	`#272741`
RGB	`rgb(39, 39, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 15.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 40%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 40%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.82, 7.57, -16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.82, 18.12, 294.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.516, 2.264, 5.304)`
Decimal	`2565953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272741, 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 #272741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #272741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272741; }
.text { color: #272741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 39 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272741, #342741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #272741?: #272741 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272741?: The RGB value is 39, 39, 65: 39 red, 39 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272741?: The complementary color is #414127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.