#272222

Color #272222

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class stone-800 #292524 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#272222

RGB

rgb(39, 34, 34)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.8%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12.8%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 12.8%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(13.77, 2.36, 0.86)

LCH

lch(13.77, 2.51, 20.02)

OKLCH

oklch(25.8%, 0.0076, 17.72)

HWB

hwb(0, 13.3%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#222727

Analogous

#272224

#272222

#272422

Triadic

#272222

#222722

#222227

Split-complementary

#272222

#222724

#222427

Tetradic

#272222

#272722

#222727

#222227

Square

#272222

#242722

#222727

#242227

Shades

Color #272222 mixed toward black.

#201c1c

#1a1717

#131111

#0d0b0b

#060606

Tints

Color #272222 mixed toward white.

#4e4444

#756666

#998a8a

#bbb1b1

#ddd8d8

Tones

Color #272222 mixed toward gray.

#272222

#262323

#252424

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252522 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#252622 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#272222 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 3.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #272222;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272222]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#272222 (#272222) is rgb(39, 34, 34) in RGB.

No, #272222 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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