What color is #272932?

#272932 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272932?

The RGB value is 39, 41, 50: 39 red, 41 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272932?

The complementary color is #323027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272932?

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.

#272932 color

#272932 rgb(39, 41, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #272932 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.1% green and 19.6% blue (39, 41, 50).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 12% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Jaguar (#29292F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#272932 color codes

HEX	`#272932`
RGB	`rgb(39, 41, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 12%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.74, 1.5, -6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.74, 6.31, 283.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.205, 2.247, 3.335)`
Decimal	`2566450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272932, 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 #272932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272932 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 #272932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272932; }
.text { color: #272932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 41 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272932, #2b2732); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #272932?: #272932 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Jaguar. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272932?: The RGB value is 39, 41, 50: 39 red, 41 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272932?: The complementary color is #323027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272932?: 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.