What color is #272A59?

#272A59 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272A59?

The RGB value is 39, 42, 89: 39 red, 42 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272A59?

The complementary color is #595627, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272A59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272A59 color

#272A59 rgb(39, 42, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272A59 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 16.5% green and 34.9% blue (39, 42, 89).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 39% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#272A59 color codes

HEX	`#272A59`
RGB	`rgb(39, 42, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 16.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 39%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 56%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 53%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.26, 13.85, -28.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.26, 32.01, 295.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.467, 2.808, 9.809)`
Decimal	`2566745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272A59, 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 #272A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #272A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272a59; }
.text { color: #272a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 42 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272a59, #3d2759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #272A59?: #272A59 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272A59?: The RGB value is 39, 42, 89: 39 red, 42 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272A59?: The complementary color is #595627, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272A59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.