What color is #272A43?

#272A43 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272A43?

The RGB value is 39, 42, 67: 39 red, 42 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272A43?

The complementary color is #434027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272A43 color

#272A43 rgb(39, 42, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272A43 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.5% green and 26.3% blue (39, 42, 67).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#272A43 color codes

HEX	`#272A43`
RGB	`rgb(39, 42, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 26%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 37%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.88, 6.08, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.88, 17.28, 290.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.677, 2.492, 5.649)`
Decimal	`2566723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272A43, 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 #272A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #272A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272a43; }
.text { color: #272a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 42 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272a43, #322743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #272A43?: #272A43 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272A43?: The RGB value is 39, 42, 67: 39 red, 42 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272A43?: The complementary color is #434027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.