#272a33

Color #272a33

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.21 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#272a33

RGB

rgb(39, 42, 51)

HSL

hsl(225, 13.3%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 23.5%, 20%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 17.6%, 0%, 80%)

LAB

lab(17.11, 1.09, -6.26)

LCH

lch(17.11, 6.35, 279.88)

OKLCH

oklch(28.6%, 0.017, 270.67)

HWB

hwb(225, 15.3%, 80%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#333027

Analogous

#273033

#272a33

#2a2733

Triadic

#272a33

#33272a

#2a3327

Split-complementary

#272a33

#332a27

#303327

Tetradic

#272a33

#302733

#333027

#2a3327

Square

#272a33

#332730

#333027

#27332a

Shades

Color #272a33 mixed toward black.

#20232a

#1a1c22

#131519

#0d0e11

#060708

Tints

Color #272a33 mixed toward white.

#454b5b

#646b82

#888fa4

#b0b4c2

#d7dae1

Tones

Color #272a33 mixed toward gray.

#282a32

#292b31

#2a2b30

#2b2c2f

#2c2c2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282831 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#282830 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#272f2f · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272a33;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272a33]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#272a33 (#272a33) is rgb(39, 42, 51) in RGB.

No, #272a33 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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