What color is #272E31?

#272E31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272E31?

The RGB value is 39, 46, 49: 39 red, 46 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272E31?

The complementary color is #312A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272E31 color

#272E31 rgb(39, 46, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #272E31 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18% green and 19.2% blue (39, 46, 49).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 11% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#272E31 color codes

HEX	`#272E31`
RGB	`rgb(39, 46, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 11%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 20%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.4, -2.23, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.4, 3.7, 232.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.368, 2.607, 3.284)`
Decimal	`2567729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272E31, 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 #272E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #272E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272e31; }
.text { color: #272e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 46 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272e31, #272931); }

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Questions

What color is #272E31?: #272E31 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightmare Fuel. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272E31?: The RGB value is 39, 46, 49: 39 red, 46 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272E31?: The complementary color is #312A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.