What color is #272C2A?

#272C2A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272C2A?

The RGB value is 39, 44, 42: 39 red, 44 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272C2A?

The complementary color is #2C2729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272C2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272C2A color

#272C2A rgb(39, 44, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #272C2A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 17.3% green and 16.5% blue (39, 44, 42).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 6% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#272C2A color codes

HEX	`#272C2A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 44, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 17.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 6%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 11%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.46, -2.7, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.46, 2.76, 168.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.155, 2.4, 2.54)`
Decimal	`2567210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272C2A, 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 #272C2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272C2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #272C2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272c2a; }
.text { color: #272c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272c2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 44 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272c2a, #272b2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272C2A?: #272C2A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272C2A?: The RGB value is 39, 44, 42: 39 red, 44 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272C2A?: The complementary color is #2C2729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272C2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.