#272121

Color #272121

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.75 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-800 #2b2422 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#272121

RGB

rgb(39, 33, 33)

HSL

hsl(0, 8.3%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 15.4%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 15.4%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(13.41, 2.85, 1.05)

LCH

lch(13.41, 3.04, 20.22)

OKLCH

oklch(25.5%, 0.0091, 17.84)

HWB

hwb(0, 12.9%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#212727

Analogous

#272124

#272121

#272421

Triadic

#272121

#212721

#212127

Split-complementary

#272121

#212724

#212427

Tetradic

#272121

#272721

#212727

#212127

Square

#272121

#242721

#212727

#242127

Shades

Color #272121 mixed toward black.

#201b1b

#1a1616

#131010

#0d0b0b

#060505

Tints

Color #272121 mixed toward white.

#4e4242

#766464

#9b8888

#bcb0b0

#ded7d7

Tones

Color #272121 mixed toward gray.

#262121

#262222

#252222

#252323

#242323

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.33:1

White text reads better on this background (15.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252421 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#252521 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#272121 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272121;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272121]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#272121 (#272121) is rgb(39, 33, 33) in RGB.

No, #272121 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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