#272b2e

Color #272b2e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#272b2e

RGB

rgb(39, 43, 46)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 8.2%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 15.2%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(17.26, -0.99, -2.55)

LCH

lch(17.26, 2.74, 248.78)

OKLCH

oklch(28.6%, 0.0079, 240.52)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 15.3%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2a27

Analogous

#272e2e

#272b2e

#27282e

Triadic

#272b2e

#2e272b

#2b2e27

Split-complementary

#272b2e

#2e2728

#2e2e27

Tetradic

#272b2e

#2a272e

#2e2a27

#2b2e27

Square

#272b2e

#2e272e

#2e2a27

#282e27

Shades

Color #272b2e mixed toward black.

#212426

#1a1d1f

#141617

#0d0e0f

#070708

Tints

Color #272b2e mixed toward white.

#484f54

#68737b

#8c969e

#b2b9be

#d9dcdf

Tones

Color #272b2e mixed toward gray.

#282b2d

#292b2c

#2a2b2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292d · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#29282d · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#272d2d · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #272b2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272b2e]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#272b2e (#272b2e) is rgb(39, 43, 46) in RGB.

No, #272b2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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