#272a35

Color #272a35

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#272a35

RGB

rgb(39, 42, 53)

HSL

hsl(227.1, 15.2%, 18%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.1, 26.4%, 20.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 20.8%, 0%, 79.2%)

LAB

lab(17.2, 1.67, -7.53)

LCH

lch(17.2, 7.71, 282.5)

OKLCH

oklch(28.7%, 0.0206, 273.06)

HWB

hwb(227.1, 15.3%, 79.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#353227

Analogous

#273135

#272a35

#2b2735

Triadic

#272a35

#35272a

#2a3527

Split-complementary

#272a35

#352b27

#313527

Tetradic

#272a35

#322735

#353227

#2a3527

Square

#272a35

#352731

#353227

#27352b

Shades

Color #272a35 mixed toward black.

#20232c

#1a1c23

#13151a

#0d0e12

#060709

Tints

Color #272a35 mixed toward white.

#444a5d

#626a85

#878da6

#afb3c4

#d7d9e1

Tones

Color #272a35 mixed toward gray.

#282b34

#292b33

#2a2c31

#2c2d30

#2d2d2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282833 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#282832 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#273130 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #272a35;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272a35]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#272a35 (#272a35) is rgb(39, 42, 53) in RGB.

No, #272a35 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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