What color is #272E27?

#272E27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272E27?

The RGB value is 39, 46, 39: 39 red, 46 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272E27?

The complementary color is #2E272E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272E27 color

#272E27 rgb(39, 46, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #272E27 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18% green and 15.3% blue (39, 46, 39).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#272E27 color codes

HEX	`#272E27`
RGB	`rgb(39, 46, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.06, -4.76, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.06, 5.91, 143.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.18, 2.532, 2.293)`
Decimal	`2567719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272E27, 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 #272E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #272E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272e27; }
.text { color: #272e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 46 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272e27, #272e2b); }

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Questions

What color is #272E27?: #272E27 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272E27?: The RGB value is 39, 46, 39: 39 red, 46 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272E27?: The complementary color is #2E272E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.