What color is #282527?

#282527 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282527?

The RGB value is 40, 37, 39: 40 red, 37 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282527?

The complementary color is #252826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282527?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282527 color

#282527 rgb(40, 37, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #282527 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 14.5% green and 15.3% blue (40, 37, 39).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 4% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#282527 color codes

HEX	`#282527`
RGB	`rgb(40, 37, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 14.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 4%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 7%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.07, 1.86, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.07, 2.04, 336.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.903, 1.921, 2.19)`
Decimal	`2630951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282527, 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 #282527	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282527 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #282527 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282527; }
.text { color: #282527; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282527; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 37 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282527, #282526); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #282527?: #282527 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282527?: The RGB value is 40, 37, 39: 40 red, 37 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282527?: The complementary color is #252826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282527?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.