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Recognised as Colour

#27292C

  • #27292C
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#27292C is a near-black with RGB values 39, 41, 44 and HSL 216°, 6%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#27292C#27292C
HEX#27292C
RGBrgb(39, 41, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1608, 0.1725
RGB percentages15.3%, 16.1%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(216, 6%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 11.4%, 17.3%)
CMYK11.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,566,444
CSS custom property--colour: #27292C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.59:1
Contrast with white14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D8D6D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28292Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#28292Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#262A2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dim grey · ΔE 28Gray · ΔE 37.2Slate grey · ΔE 37.3Light slate grey · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C2A27
Analogous#272B2C, #27272C
Triadic#2C2729, #292C27
Split complementary#2C2727, #2B2C27
Tetradic#2C272B, #2C2A27, #272C27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#898E96
Lighter +30%#6F757D
Lighter +20%#575B62
Lighter +10%#3F4247
Darker −10%#0F1011
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D2736
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R39
G41
B44
Red39 (15.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)6.02%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 29 · B 2C

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