What color is #272F2F?

#272F2F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272F2F?

The RGB value is 39, 47, 47: 39 red, 47 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272F2F?

The complementary color is #2F2727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272F2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272F2F color

#272F2F rgb(39, 47, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #272F2F is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18.4% green and 18.4% blue (39, 47, 47).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Phantom Ship (#2F3434), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#272F2F color codes

HEX	`#272F2F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 47, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 17%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.67, -3.44, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.67, 3.63, 198.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.366, 2.67, 3.079)`
Decimal	`2567983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272F2F, 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 #272F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #272F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272f2f; }
.text { color: #272f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 47 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272f2f, #272b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #272F2F?: #272F2F is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Phantom Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272F2F?: The RGB value is 39, 47, 47: 39 red, 47 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272F2F?: The complementary color is #2F2727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272F2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.