#272028

Color #272028

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#272028

RGB

rgb(39, 32, 40)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 11.1%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 20%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 20%, 0%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(13.34, 5.23, -4.12)

LCH

lch(13.34, 6.66, 321.77)

OKLCH

oklch(25.5%, 0.018, 322.24)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 12.5%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#212820

Analogous

#232028

#272028

#282025

Triadic

#272028

#282720

#202827

Split-complementary

#272028

#252820

#202823

Tetradic

#272028

#282021

#212820

#202827

Square

#272028

#282320

#212820

#202528

Shades

Color #272028 mixed toward black.

#201b21

#1a151b

#131014

#0d0b0d

#060507

Tints

Color #272028 mixed toward white.

#4e4051

#766179

#9b859e

#bcaebe

#ded6df

Tones

Color #272028 mixed toward gray.

#262127

#252226

#252325

#242325

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242426 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#252526 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#272524 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #272028;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272028]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#272028 (#272028) is rgb(39, 32, 40) in RGB.

No, #272028 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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