What color is #2A2727?

#2A2727 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2727?

The RGB value is 42, 39, 39: 42 red, 39 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2727?

The complementary color is #272A2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2727?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2727 color

#2A2727 rgb(42, 39, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A2727 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 15.3% green and 15.3% blue (42, 39, 39).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dire Wolf (#282828), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#2A2727 color codes

HEX	`#2A2727`
RGB	`rgb(42, 39, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 15.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.95, 1.38, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.95, 1.46, 19.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.047, 2.09, 2.215)`
Decimal	`2762535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2727, 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 #2A2727	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2727 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #2A2727 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2727; }
.text { color: #2a2727; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2727; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 39 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2727, #2a2927); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2A2727?: #2A2727 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dire Wolf. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2727?: The RGB value is 42, 39, 39: 42 red, 39 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2727?: The complementary color is #272A2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2727?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.