#272B21 Color

#272B21 is rgb(39, 43, 33) in RGB and hsl(84, 13%, 15%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#272B21

HEX#272B21

RGBrgb(39, 43, 33)

HSLhsl(84, 13%, 15%)

HSVhsv(84, 23%, 17%)

OKLCHoklch(28.2% 0.019 125.3)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 83%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #272B21 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text14.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #272B21 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#272B21 Complementary#25212B Analogous#2B2A21 Analogous#222B21 Triadic#21272B Triadic#2B2127

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #272B21, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#474E3C #667057 #859272 #A1AB92 #BEC5B4 #DCE0D7

Shades

#22251D #1F231B #1A1D16 #181A14 #121410 #10110D

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