What color is #27283D?

#27283D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27283D?

The RGB value is 39, 40, 61: 39 red, 40 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27283D?

The complementary color is #3D3C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27283D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27283D color

#27283D rgb(39, 40, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #27283D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 15.7% green and 23.9% blue (39, 40, 61).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#27283D color codes

HEX	`#27283D`
RGB	`rgb(39, 40, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 15.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 22%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 36%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 34%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.92, 5.55, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.92, 14.62, 292.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.438, 2.286, 4.727)`
Decimal	`2566205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27283D, 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 #27283D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27283D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #27283D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27283d; }
.text { color: #27283d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27283d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 40 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27283d, #31273d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #27283D?: #27283D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27283D?: The RGB value is 39, 40, 61: 39 red, 40 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27283D?: The complementary color is #3D3C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27283D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.