What color is #272D3E?

#272D3E is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272D3E?

The RGB value is 39, 45, 62: 39 red, 45 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272D3E?

The complementary color is #3E3827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272D3E color

#272D3E rgb(39, 45, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #272D3E is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 17.6% green and 24.3% blue (39, 45, 62).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#272D3E color codes

HEX	`#272D3E`
RGB	`rgb(39, 45, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 17.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 23%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 37%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 27%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.61, 2.33, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.61, 11.84, 281.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.644, 2.656, 4.93)`
Decimal	`2567486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272D3E, 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 #272D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #272D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272d3e; }
.text { color: #272d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 45 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272d3e, #2d273e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #272D3E?: #272D3E is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272D3E?: The RGB value is 39, 45, 62: 39 red, 45 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272D3E?: The complementary color is #3E3827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.