What color is #272A3A?

#272A3A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272A3A?

The RGB value is 39, 42, 58: 39 red, 42 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272A3A?

The complementary color is #3A3727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272A3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272A3A color

#272A3A rgb(39, 42, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #272A3A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.5% green and 22.7% blue (39, 42, 58).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#272A3A color codes

HEX	`#272A3A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 42, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 33%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.43, 3.18, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.43, 11.13, 286.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.428, 2.393, 4.336)`
Decimal	`2566714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272A3A, 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 #272A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272A3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #272A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272a3a; }
.text { color: #272a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 42 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272a3a, #2d273a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #272A3A?: #272A3A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272A3A?: The RGB value is 39, 42, 58: 39 red, 42 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272A3A?: The complementary color is #3A3727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272A3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.