What color is #272E34?

#272E34 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272E34?

The RGB value is 39, 46, 52: 39 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272E34?

The complementary color is #342D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272E34 color

#272E34 rgb(39, 46, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #272E34 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18% green and 20.4% blue (39, 46, 52).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 14% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Cinder (#242A2E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#272E34 color codes

HEX	`#272E34`
RGB	`rgb(39, 46, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 14%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 25%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.51, -1.39, -4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.51, 5.05, 254.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.433, 2.633, 3.628)`
Decimal	`2567732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272E34, 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 #272E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #272E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272e34; }
.text { color: #272e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 46 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272e34, #272734); }

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Questions

What color is #272E34?: #272E34 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cinder. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272E34?: The RGB value is 39, 46, 52: 39 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272E34?: The complementary color is #342D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.