What color is #272C76?

#272C76 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Crest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272C76?

The RGB value is 39, 44, 118: 39 red, 44 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272C76?

The complementary color is #767127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272C76 color

#272C76 rgb(39, 44, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272C76 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 17.3% green and 46.3% blue (39, 44, 118).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 50% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Crest (#112473), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#272C76 color codes

HEX	`#272C76`
RGB	`rgb(39, 44, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 17.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 50%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 67%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 63%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.09, 23.25, -43.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.09, 49.04, 298.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.006, 3.54, 17.556)`
Decimal	`2567286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272C76, 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 #272C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #272C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272c76; }
.text { color: #272c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 44 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272c76, #492776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #272C76?: #272C76 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Crest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272C76?: The RGB value is 39, 44, 118: 39 red, 44 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272C76?: The complementary color is #767127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.