Colour

#272B34

#272B34
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#272B34 is a blue with RGB values 39, 43, 52 and HSL 222°, 14%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#272B34#272B34

HEX#272B34

RGBrgb(39, 43, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1686, 0.2039

RGB percentages15.3%, 16.9%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(221.5, 14.3%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 25%, 20.4%)

CMYK25%, 17.3%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,566,964

CSS custom property--colour: #272B34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.18:1

Contrast with white14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#D8D4CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282C34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#272A34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#242D2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 35.7 Gray · ΔE 36.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#343027

Analogous#273134, #2A2734

Triadic#34272B, #2B3427

Split complementary#342A27, #313427

Tetradic#342731, #343027, #27342A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#848EA3

Lighter +30%#69738B

Lighter +20%#535B6E

Lighter +10%#3D4351

Darker −10%#111317

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C273F

Less saturated −25%#2E2E2E

Channel breakdown

R39

G43

B52

Red39 (15.3%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness17.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 2B · B 34

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