What color is #27333F?

#27333F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27333F?

The RGB value is 39, 51, 63: 39 red, 51 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27333F?

The complementary color is #3F3327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27333F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27333F color

#27333F rgb(39, 51, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #27333F is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 20% green and 24.7% blue (39, 51, 63).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#27333F color codes

HEX	`#27333F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 51, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 20%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 19%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, -1.49, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 9.27, 260.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.917, 3.158, 5.157)`
Decimal	`2569023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27333F, 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 #27333F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27333F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #27333F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27333f; }
.text { color: #27333f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27333f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 51 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27333f, #27273f); }

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Questions

What color is #27333F?: #27333F is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27333F?: The RGB value is 39, 51, 63: 39 red, 51 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27333F?: The complementary color is #3F3327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27333F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.