#272521

Color #272521

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark orange.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-800 #262626 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#272521

RGB

rgb(39, 37, 33)

HSL

hsl(40, 8.3%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 15.4%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 15.4%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(14.76, 0.02, 3)

LCH

lch(14.76, 3, 89.62)

OKLCH

oklch(26.5%, 0.0078, 84.87)

HWB

hwb(40, 12.9%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#212327

Analogous

#272221

#272521

#262721

Triadic

#272521

#212725

#252127

Split-complementary

#272521

#212627

#222127

Tetradic

#272521

#232721

#212327

#252127

Square

#272521

#212722

#212327

#272126

Shades

Color #272521 mixed toward black.

#201f1b

#1a1916

#131210

#0d0c0b

#060605

Tints

Color #272521 mixed toward white.

#4e4a42

#767064

#9b9588

#bcb8b0

#dedcd7

Tones

Color #272521 mixed toward gray.

#262521

#262522

#252422

#252423

#242423

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262622 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#262622 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#272323 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272521;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272521]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#272521 (#272521) is rgb(39, 37, 33) in RGB.

No, #272521 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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