#272f40

Color #272f40

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#272f40

RGB

rgb(39, 47, 64)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 24.3%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 39.1%, 25.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.1%, 26.6%, 0%, 74.9%)

LAB

lab(19.37, 1.57, -11.82)

LCH

lch(19.37, 11.92, 277.57)

OKLCH

oklch(30.5%, 0.0328, 264.93)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 15.3%, 74.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#403827

Analogous

#273c40

#272f40

#2b2740

Triadic

#272f40

#40272f

#2f4027

Split-complementary

#272f40

#402b27

#3c4027

Tetradic

#272f40

#382740

#403827

#2f4027

Square

#272f40

#40273c

#403827

#27402b

Shades

Color #272f40 mixed toward black.

#202735

#1a1f2b

#131820

#0d1015

#06080b

Tints

Color #272f40 mixed toward white.

#414e6a

#5a6d94

#8190b2

#abb5cc

#d5dae5

Tones

Color #272f40 mixed toward gray.

#29303e

#2b313c

#2d313a

#2f3238

#313336

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.57:1

White text reads better on this background (13.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b3c · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#2a2a3b · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#273939 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#2f2f2f · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #272f40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272f40]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#272f40 (#272f40) is rgb(39, 47, 64) in RGB.

No, #272f40 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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