What color is #272A38?

#272A38 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272A38?

The RGB value is 39, 42, 56: 39 red, 42 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272A38?

The complementary color is #383527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272A38 color

#272A38 rgb(39, 42, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #272A38 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.5% green and 22% blue (39, 42, 56).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#272A38 color codes

HEX	`#272A38`
RGB	`rgb(39, 42, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.33, 2.57, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.33, 9.76, 285.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.378, 2.373, 4.073)`
Decimal	`2566712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272A38, 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 #272A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #272A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272a38; }
.text { color: #272a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 42 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272a38, #2d2738); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #272A38?: #272A38 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272A38?: The RGB value is 39, 42, 56: 39 red, 42 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272A38?: The complementary color is #383527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.