#27272A Color

#27272A is rgb(39, 39, 42) in RGB, hsl(240, 4%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Black (#2A2D2F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#27272A

RGBrgb(39, 39, 42)

HSLhsl(240, 4%, 16%)

HSVhsv(240, 7%, 16%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(27.4% 0.005 286)

LABlab(15.73% 0.56 -1.98)

LCHlch(15.73% 2.06 285.72)

What #27272A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #27272A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 2.95 Raisin Black#242124ΔE 2.98 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 4.37 Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 6.31 Jet#343434ΔE 6.32 Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 6.78

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#27272A Channel Values

How #27272A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 39 · G 39 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 4% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 7% · V 16%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 84%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.89:1 vs white · 1.41:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #27272A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #27272A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #27272A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #27272A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #27272A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Using #27272A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-27272a: #27272A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #27272A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-27272a': '#27272A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.153, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_27272a">#27272A</color>

SVG fillfill="#27272A"

More Gray Colors

#27272A sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

292524 262626 292929 d9d9d9 2a2d2f d8d8d8 2b2b2b d6d6d6 2e2e2e d6d3d1 333333 d4d4d8 383838 44403b 525252 5e5e5e 6e6e6e 79716b 848482 8f8f8f a3a3a3 afb1ae bfbfbf d3d3d3

#27272A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #27272A?

#27272A is a darkest gray — rgb(39, 39, 42) in RGB and hsl(240, 4%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Black (#2A2D2F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.95.

What is the RGB value of #27272A?

#27272A is rgb(39, 39, 42) — red 39, green 39, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #27272A?

#27272A converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #27272A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #27272A scores 14.89:1 against white and 1.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #27272A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #27272A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 15.86, which is visibly different.

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