#27282b

Color #27282b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.04 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 0.7

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Conversions

HEX

#27282b

RGB

rgb(39, 40, 43)

HSL

hsl(225, 4.9%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 9.3%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 7%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.12, 0.3, -2.12)

LCH

lch(16.12, 2.14, 278.05)

OKLCH

oklch(27.7%, 0.0057, 271.01)

HWB

hwb(225, 15.3%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2a27

Analogous

#272a2b

#27282b

#28272b

Triadic

#27282b

#2b2728

#282b27

Split-complementary

#27282b

#2b2827

#2a2b27

Tetradic

#27282b

#2a272b

#2b2a27

#282b27

Square

#27282b

#2b272a

#2b2a27

#272b28

Shades

Color #27282b mixed toward black.

#212124

#1a1b1d

#141416

#0d0d0e

#070707

Tints

Color #27282b mixed toward white.

#494b50

#6b6e76

#8f9199

#b4b6bb

#dadadd

Tones

Color #27282b mixed toward gray.

#27282b

#28282a

#28292a

#292929

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.42:1

White text reads better on this background (14.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27272a · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#27272a · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#272a2a · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #27282b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#27282b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#27282b (#27282b) is rgb(39, 40, 43) in RGB.

No, #27282b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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