#272229

Color #272229

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#272229

RGB

rgb(39, 34, 41)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 9.3%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 17.1%, 16.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 17.1%, 0%, 83.9%)

LAB

lab(14.03, 4.04, -3.8)

LCH

lch(14.03, 5.55, 316.75)

OKLCH

oklch(26%, 0.0148, 316.37)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 13.3%, 83.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#242922

Analogous

#232229

#272229

#292227

Triadic

#272229

#292722

#222927

Split-complementary

#272229

#272922

#222923

Tetradic

#272229

#292224

#242922

#222927

Square

#272229

#292322

#242922

#222729

Shades

Color #272229 mixed toward black.

#201c22

#1a171b

#131114

#0d0b0e

#060607

Tints

Color #272229 mixed toward white.

#4d4351

#726478

#97889c

#b9b0bd

#dcd7de

Tones

Color #272229 mixed toward gray.

#272328

#262328

#262427

#262526

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252527 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#252627 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#272626 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #272229;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272229]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#272229 (#272229) is rgb(39, 34, 41) in RGB.

No, #272229 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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