What color is #272829?

#272829 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 #272829?

The RGB value is 39, 40, 41: 39 red, 40 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272829?

The complementary color is #292827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272829?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272829 color

#272829 rgb(39, 40, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #272829 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 15.7% green and 16.1% blue (39, 40, 41).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 3% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dire Wolf (#282828), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#272829 color codes

HEX	`#272829`
RGB	`rgb(39, 40, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 15.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 3%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 5%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.05, -0.2, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.05, 0.84, 255.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.996, 2.109, 2.399)`
Decimal	`2566185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272829, 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 #272829	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272829 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #272829 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272829; }
.text { color: #272829; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272829; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 40 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272829, #272729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #272829?: #272829 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 #272829?: The RGB value is 39, 40, 41: 39 red, 40 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272829?: The complementary color is #292827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272829?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.