#272221

Color #272221

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 13.99 Nearest Tailwind class stone-800 #292524 · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#272221

RGB

rgb(39, 34, 33)

HSL

hsl(10, 8.3%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10, 15.4%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 15.4%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(13.74, 2.14, 1.53)

LCH

lch(13.74, 2.63, 35.56)

OKLCH

oklch(25.7%, 0.0079, 31.46)

HWB

hwb(10, 12.9%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#212627

Analogous

#272123

#272221

#272521

Triadic

#272221

#212722

#222127

Split-complementary

#272221

#212725

#212327

Tetradic

#272221

#262721

#212627

#222127

Square

#272221

#232721

#212627

#252127

Shades

Color #272221 mixed toward black.

#201c1b

#1a1716

#131110

#0d0b0b

#060605

Tints

Color #272221 mixed toward white.

#4e4442

#766764

#9b8b88

#bcb2b0

#ded8d7

Tones

Color #272221 mixed toward gray.

#262221

#262322

#252322

#252323

#242423

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252521 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#252621 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#272121 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272221;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272221]

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Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#272221 (#272221) is rgb(39, 34, 33) in RGB.

No, #272221 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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