All About Color #272F2A

#272F2A

About #272F2A

#272F2A is a very dark gray color with the hex code #272F2A. In RGB it is red 39, green 47, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 142°, saturation 9%, lightness 17%; in CMYK it is 17%, 0%, 11%, 82%. Its contrast ratio is 13.76:1 on white and 1.53:1 on black.

#272F2A Color Conversion

Hex triplet27, 2F, 2A
CMYK17.02%, 0.00%, 10.64%, 81.57%
RGB Decimal39, 47, 42
HSL142°, 9%, 17%
RGB Octal47, 57, 52
HSV (HSB)142.50°, 17.02%, 18.43%
RGB Binary100111, 101111, 101010
CIE-L*AB18.50, -4.71, 2.05
RGB Percent15.29%, 18.43%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH18.50, 5.14, 156.43
XYZ2.27, 2.63, 2.58
CIE-L*UV18.50, -3.42, 2.49
xyY0.30, 0.35, 2.63
Hunter-Lab16.22, -3.40, 1.93
RYB15.29%, 17.58%, 18.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#272F2A on a dark background: contrast 1.53:1, fails WCAG AA.
#272F2A on a light background: contrast 13.76:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #272F2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#272F2A · #516157 · #0C0E0C · #2F272C · #61515B

Analogous palette

#2C2F27 · #282F27 · #272F2A · #272F2E · #272C2F

Triadic palette

#272F2A · #2A272F · #2F2A27 · #516157 · #575161

Tetradic palette

#272F2A · #27282F · #2F272C · #2F2E27 · #0C0E0C

Monochromatic palette

#0C0E0C · #0C0E0C · #272F2A · #4A5950 · #6D8375

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