What color is #272D2B?

#272D2B 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 #272D2B?

The RGB value is 39, 45, 43: 39 red, 45 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272D2B?

The complementary color is #2D2729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272D2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272D2B color

#272D2B rgb(39, 45, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #272D2B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 17.6% green and 16.9% blue (39, 45, 43).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 7% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#272D2B color codes

HEX	`#272D2B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 45, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 17.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 7%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 13%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.84, -3.13, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.84, 3.15, 172.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.211, 2.482, 2.648)`
Decimal	`2567467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272D2B, 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 #272D2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272D2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #272D2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272d2b; }
.text { color: #272d2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272d2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 45 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272d2b, #272c2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272D2B?: #272D2B 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 #272D2B?: The RGB value is 39, 45, 43: 39 red, 45 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272D2B?: The complementary color is #2D2729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272D2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.