What color is #272A33?

#272A33 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272A33?

The RGB value is 39, 42, 51: 39 red, 42 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272A33?

The complementary color is #333027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272A33 color

#272A33 rgb(39, 42, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #272A33 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.5% green and 20% blue (39, 42, 51).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Night Sky (#292B31), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#272A33 color codes

HEX	`#272A33`
RGB	`rgb(39, 42, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 24%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.11, 1.09, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.11, 6.36, 279.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.262, 2.326, 3.461)`
Decimal	`2566707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272A33, 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 #272A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #272A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272a33; }
.text { color: #272a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 42 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272a33, #2a2733); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #272A33?: #272A33 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Night Sky. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272A33?: The RGB value is 39, 42, 51: 39 red, 42 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272A33?: The complementary color is #333027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.