#272d36

Color #272d36

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class gray-800 #1e2939 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#272d36

RGB

rgb(39, 45, 54)

HSL

hsl(216, 16.1%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 27.8%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(18.25, -0.12, -6.63)

LCH

lch(18.25, 6.63, 268.96)

OKLCH

oklch(29.5%, 0.0185, 258.45)

HWB

hwb(216, 15.3%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#363027

Analogous

#273436

#272d36

#282736

Triadic

#272d36

#36272d

#2d3627

Split-complementary

#272d36

#362827

#343627

Tetradic

#272d36

#302736

#363027

#2d3627

Square

#272d36

#362734

#363027

#273628

Shades

Color #272d36 mixed toward black.

#20252d

#1a1e24

#13161b

#0d0f12

#060709

Tints

Color #272d36 mixed toward white.

#444f5e

#617087

#8693a7

#aeb7c5

#d7dbe2

Tones

Color #272d36 mixed toward gray.

#282d35

#292d33

#2b2e32

#2c2e31

#2d2e30

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a34 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#292933 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#273232 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272d36;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272d36]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#272d36 (#272d36) is rgb(39, 45, 54) in RGB.

No, #272d36 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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