#272c2c

Color #272c2c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#272c2c

RGB

rgb(39, 44, 44)

HSL

hsl(180, 6%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 11.4%, 17.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 0%, 0%, 82.7%)

LAB

lab(17.53, -2.2, -0.75)

LCH

lch(17.53, 2.32, 198.82)

OKLCH

oklch(28.8%, 0.0071, 196.39)

HWB

hwb(180, 15.3%, 82.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2727

Analogous

#272c2a

#272c2c

#272a2c

Triadic

#272c2c

#2c272c

#2c2c27

Split-complementary

#272c2c

#2c272a

#2c2a27

Tetradic

#272c2c

#27272c

#2c2727

#2c2c27

Square

#272c2c

#2a272c

#2c2727

#2a2c27

Shades

Color #272c2c mixed toward black.

#212525

#1a1d1d

#141616

#0d0f0f

#070707

Tints

Color #272c2c mixed toward white.

#495252

#6a7777

#8e9b9b

#b4bcbc

#d9dede

Tones

Color #272c2c mixed toward gray.

#272c2c

#282b2b

#292a2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29292c · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#29292c · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#272c2c · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272c2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272c2c]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#272c2c (#272c2c) is rgb(39, 44, 44) in RGB.

No, #272c2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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