#272528

Color #272528

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 15.18 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#272528

RGB

rgb(39, 37, 40)

HSL

hsl(280, 3.9%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 7.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(15, 1.65, -1.66)

LCH

lch(15, 2.34, 314.83)

OKLCH

oklch(26.8%, 0.0062, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 14.5%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#262825

Analogous

#262528

#272528

#282528

Triadic

#272528

#282725

#252827

Split-complementary

#272528

#282825

#252826

Tetradic

#272528

#282526

#262825

#252827

Square

#272528

#282625

#262825

#252828

Shades

Color #272528 mixed toward black.

#211f21

#1a191b

#141314

#0d0c0d

#070607

Tints

Color #272528 mixed toward white.

#4c484d

#706a73

#948f97

#b8b4ba

#dbdadc

Tones

Color #272528 mixed toward gray.

#272528

#272628

#272627

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.38:1

White text reads better on this background (15.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262627 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#262627 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#272727 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #272528;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272528]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#272528 (#272528) is rgb(39, 37, 40) in RGB.

No, #272528 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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