#272531

Color #272531

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#272531

RGB

rgb(39, 37, 49)

HSL

hsl(250, 14%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 24.5%, 19.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 24.5%, 0%, 80.8%)

LAB

lab(15.36, 4.06, -7.51)

LCH

lch(15.36, 8.54, 298.4)

OKLCH

oklch(27.2%, 0.0222, 292.52)

HWB

hwb(250, 14.5%, 80.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f3125

Analogous

#252931

#272531

#2d2531

Triadic

#272531

#312725

#253127

Split-complementary

#272531

#312d25

#293125

Tetradic

#272531

#31252f

#2f3125

#253127

Square

#272531

#312529

#2f3125

#25312d

Shades

Color #272531 mixed toward black.

#211f29

#1a1921

#141319

#0d0c10

#070608

Tints

Color #272531 mixed toward white.

#474359

#676282

#8b86a4

#b2aec2

#d8d7e1

Tones

Color #272531 mixed toward gray.

#282630

#28272f

#29282e

#2a292d

#2a2a2c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#26262e · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#26262e · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#272c2c · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272531;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272531]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#272531 (#272531) is rgb(39, 37, 49) in RGB.

No, #272531 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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