What color is #27353E?

#27353E is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27353E?

The RGB value is 39, 53, 62: 39 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27353E?

The complementary color is #3E3027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27353E color

#27353E rgb(39, 53, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #27353E is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (39, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Petrol Slumber (#243640), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#27353E color codes

HEX	`#27353E`
RGB	`rgb(39, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 23%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 37%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 15%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.3, -3.14, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.3, 8.13, 247.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.979, 3.325, 5.041)`
Decimal	`2569534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27353E, 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 #27353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #27353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27353e; }
.text { color: #27353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27353e, #27293e); }

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Questions

What color is #27353E?: #27353E is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Petrol Slumber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27353E?: The RGB value is 39, 53, 62: 39 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27353E?: The complementary color is #3E3027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.