What color is #272822?

#272822 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272822?

The RGB value is 39, 40, 34: 39 red, 40 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272822?

The complementary color is #232228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272822?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272822 color

#272822 rgb(39, 40, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #272822 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 15.7% green and 13.3% blue (39, 40, 34).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 8% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#272822 color codes

HEX	`#272822`
RGB	`rgb(39, 40, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 15.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 8%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 15%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.82, -1.84, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.82, 4.22, 115.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.884, 2.064, 1.812)`
Decimal	`2566178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272822, 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 #272822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #272822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272822; }
.text { color: #272822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 40 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272822, #242822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272822?: #272822 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272822?: The RGB value is 39, 40, 34: 39 red, 40 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272822?: The complementary color is #232228, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272822?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.