What color is #272F33?

#272F33 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 #272F33?

The RGB value is 39, 47, 51: 39 red, 47 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272F33?

The complementary color is #332B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272F33 color

#272F33 rgb(39, 47, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #272F33 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18.4% green and 20% blue (39, 47, 51).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare Fuel (#293135), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#272F33 color codes

HEX	`#272F33`
RGB	`rgb(39, 47, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 24%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.81, -2.35, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.81, 4.39, 237.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.451, 2.703, 3.524)`
Decimal	`2567987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272F33, 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 #272F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #272F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272f33; }
.text { color: #272f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 47 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272f33, #272933); }

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Questions

What color is #272F33?: #272F33 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 #272F33?: The RGB value is 39, 47, 51: 39 red, 47 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272F33?: The complementary color is #332B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.