What color is #272D4A?

#272D4A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272D4A?

The RGB value is 39, 45, 74: 39 red, 45 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272D4A?

The complementary color is #4A4427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272D4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272D4A color

#272D4A rgb(39, 45, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272D4A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 17.6% green and 29% blue (39, 45, 74).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 31% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#272D4A color codes

HEX	`#272D4A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 45, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 17.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 31%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 39%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, 6.33, -18.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 19.87, 288.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.011, 2.802, 6.86)`
Decimal	`2567498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272D4A, 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 #272D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #272D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272d4a; }
.text { color: #272d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 45 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272d4a, #33274a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #272D4A?: #272D4A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272D4A?: The RGB value is 39, 45, 74: 39 red, 45 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272D4A?: The complementary color is #4A4427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272D4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.