#272e2a

Color #272e2a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class mist-800 #22292b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#272e2a

RGB

rgb(39, 46, 42)

HSL

hsl(145.7, 8.2%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(145.7, 15.2%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 0%, 8.7%, 82%)

LAB

lab(18.15, -4.04, 1.55)

LCH

lch(18.15, 4.33, 159.01)

OKLCH

oklch(29.3%, 0.0121, 160.67)

HWB

hwb(145.7, 15.3%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e272b

Analogous

#282e27

#272e2a

#272e2e

Triadic

#272e2a

#2a272e

#2e2a27

Split-complementary

#272e2a

#2e272e

#2e2728

Tetradic

#272e2a

#272b2e

#2e272b

#2e2a27

Square

#272e2a

#27282e

#2e272b

#2e2e27

Shades

Color #272e2a mixed toward black.

#212623

#1a1f1c

#141715

#0d0f0e

#070807

Tints

Color #272e2a mixed toward white.

#48544d

#687b70

#8c9e94

#b2beb7

#d9dfdb

Tones

Color #272e2a mixed toward gray.

#282d2a

#292c2a

#2a2b2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a2b · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#2a292b · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#272c2c · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272e2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272e2a]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#272e2a (#272e2a) is rgb(39, 46, 42) in RGB.

No, #272e2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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