Colour

#27272E

#27272E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#27272E is a blue with RGB values 39, 39, 46 and HSL 240°, 8%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#27272E#27272E

HEX#27272E

RGBrgb(39, 39, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1529, 0.1804

RGB percentages15.3%, 15.3%, 18%

HSLhsl(240, 8.2%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 15.2%, 18%)

CMYK15.2%, 15.2%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,565,934

CSS custom property--colour: #27272E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.83:1

Contrast with white14.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D8D8D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25282Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#25272Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#262829no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9 Slate grey · ΔE 37.6 Gray · ΔE 38 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2E2E27

Analogous#272B2E, #2B272E

Triadic#2E2727, #272E27

Split complementary#2E2B27, #2B2E27

Tetradic#2E272B, #2E2E27, #272E2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#87879A

Lighter +30%#6D6D81

Lighter +20%#565665

Lighter +10%#3E3E4A

Darker −10%#101012

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C1C39

Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R39

G39

B46

Red39 (15.3%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)8.24%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 27 · B 2E

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Colour values

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