What color is #272F40?

#272F40 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272F40?

The RGB value is 39, 47, 64: 39 red, 47 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272F40?

The complementary color is #403827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272F40 color

#272F40 rgb(39, 47, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #272F40 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18.4% green and 25.1% blue (39, 47, 64).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#272F40 color codes

HEX	`#272F40`
RGB	`rgb(39, 47, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 39%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.37, 1.57, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.37, 11.92, 277.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.778, 2.834, 5.25)`
Decimal	`2568000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272F40, 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 #272F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #272F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272f40; }
.text { color: #272f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 47 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272f40, #2b2740); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #272F40?: #272F40 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272F40?: The RGB value is 39, 47, 64: 39 red, 47 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272F40?: The complementary color is #403827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.