What color is #272821?

#272821 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272821?

The RGB value is 39, 40, 33: 39 red, 40 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272821?

The complementary color is #222128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272821?

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.

#272821 color

#272821 rgb(39, 40, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #272821 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 15.7% green and 12.9% blue (39, 40, 33).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 10% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#272821 color codes

HEX	`#272821`
RGB	`rgb(39, 40, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 15.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 10%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 17%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.79, -2.06, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.79, 4.91, 114.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.87, 2.059, 1.737)`
Decimal	`2566177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272821, 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 #272821	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272821 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 #272821 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272821; }
.text { color: #272821; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272821; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 40 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272821, #232821); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272821?: #272821 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272821?: The RGB value is 39, 40, 33: 39 red, 40 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272821?: The complementary color is #222128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272821?: 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.