#272c34

Color #272c34

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.24 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-800 #27272a · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#272c34

RGB

rgb(39, 44, 52)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 14.3%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 25%, 20.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 15.4%, 0%, 79.6%)

LAB

lab(17.83, -0.01, -5.88)

LCH

lch(17.83, 5.88, 269.9)

OKLCH

oklch(29.2%, 0.0163, 259.73)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 15.3%, 79.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#342f27

Analogous

#273234

#272c34

#282734

Triadic

#272c34

#34272c

#2c3427

Split-complementary

#272c34

#342827

#323427

Tetradic

#272c34

#2f2734

#342f27

#2c3427

Square

#272c34

#342732

#342f27

#273428

Shades

Color #272c34 mixed toward black.

#20252b

#1a1d23

#13161a

#0d0f11

#060709

Tints

Color #272c34 mixed toward white.

#454e5c

#636f84

#8793a5

#afb7c3

#d7dbe1

Tones

Color #272c34 mixed toward gray.

#282c33

#292c32

#2a2d31

#2b2d30

#2c2d2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (14.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292932 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#292932 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#273130 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272c34;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272c34]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#272c34 (#272c34) is rgb(39, 44, 52) in RGB.

No, #272c34 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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