#272932

Color #272932

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#272932

RGB

rgb(39, 41, 50)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 12.4%, 17.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 22%, 19.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 80.4%)

LAB

lab(16.74, 1.5, -6.13)

LCH

lch(16.74, 6.31, 283.75)

OKLCH

oklch(28.3%, 0.0168, 275.47)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 15.3%, 80.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#323027

Analogous

#272f32

#272932

#2b2732

Triadic

#272932

#322729

#293227

Split-complementary

#272932

#322b27

#2f3227

Tetradic

#272932

#302732

#323027

#293227

Square

#272932

#32272f

#323027

#27322b

Shades

Color #272932 mixed toward black.

#21222a

#1a1b21

#141519

#0d0e11

#070708

Tints

Color #272932 mixed toward white.

#46495a

#656a81

#898ea3

#b0b3c2

#d8d9e0

Tones

Color #272932 mixed toward gray.

#282a31

#292a30

#2a2b2f

#2b2b2e

#2c2c2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282830 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#28282f · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#272e2e · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #272932;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272932]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#272932 (#272932) is rgb(39, 41, 50) in RGB.

No, #272932 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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