What color is #272F44?

#272F44 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272F44?

The RGB value is 39, 47, 68: 39 red, 47 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272F44?

The complementary color is #443C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272F44 color

#272F44 rgb(39, 47, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272F44 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18.4% green and 26.7% blue (39, 47, 68).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 27% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#272F44 color codes

HEX	`#272F44`
RGB	`rgb(39, 47, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 27%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 31%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.56, 2.88, -14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.56, 14.53, 281.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.896, 2.882, 5.871)`
Decimal	`2568004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272F44, 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 #272F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #272F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272f44; }
.text { color: #272f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 47 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272f44, #2d2744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #272F44?: #272F44 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272F44?: The RGB value is 39, 47, 68: 39 red, 47 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272F44?: The complementary color is #443C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.