What color is #272839?

#272839 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272839?

The RGB value is 39, 40, 57: 39 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272839?

The complementary color is #393827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272839 color

#272839 rgb(39, 40, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #272839 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 15.7% green and 22.4% blue (39, 40, 57).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#272839 color codes

HEX	`#272839`
RGB	`rgb(39, 40, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 15.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 32%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 30%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.72, 4.29, -11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.72, 11.86, 291.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.334, 2.244, 4.18)`
Decimal	`2566201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272839, 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 #272839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #272839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272839; }
.text { color: #272839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 40 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272839, #2f2739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #272839?: #272839 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272839?: The RGB value is 39, 40, 57: 39 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272839?: The complementary color is #393827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.