#272a2b

Color #272a2b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.64 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-800 #262626 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#272a2b

RGB

rgb(39, 42, 43)

HSL

hsl(195, 4.9%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 9.3%, 16.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 2.3%, 0%, 83.1%)

LAB

lab(16.8, -1.08, -1.11)

LCH

lch(16.8, 1.55, 225.78)

OKLCH

oklch(28.2%, 0.0047, 219.81)

HWB

hwb(195, 15.3%, 83.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2827

Analogous

#272b2a

#272a2b

#27282b

Triadic

#272a2b

#2b272a

#2a2b27

Split-complementary

#272a2b

#2b2728

#2b2a27

Tetradic

#272a2b

#28272b

#2b2827

#2a2b27

Square

#272a2b

#2a272b

#2b2827

#282b27

Shades

Color #272a2b mixed toward black.

#212324

#1a1c1d

#141516

#0d0e0e

#070707

Tints

Color #272a2b mixed toward white.

#494f50

#6b7376

#8f9799

#b4b9bb

#dadcdd

Tones

Color #272a2b mixed toward gray.

#272a2b

#282a2a

#28292a

#292929

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.45:1

White text reads better on this background (14.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#28282b · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#28282b · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#272b2b · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 1.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #272a2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272a2b]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#272a2b (#272a2b) is rgb(39, 42, 43) in RGB.

No, #272a2b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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