#272E34 Color

#272E34 is rgb(39, 46, 52) in RGB, hsl(208, 14%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gunmetal (#2A3439), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#272E34

HEX#272E34

RGBrgb(39, 46, 52)

HSLhsl(208, 14%, 18%)

HSVhsv(208, 25%, 20%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(29.7% 0.015 244.1)

LABlab(18.44% -1.91 -4.94)

LCHlch(18.44% 5.30 248.83)

What #272E34 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 #272E34, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 2.88 Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 3.3 Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 4.41 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 5.22 Onyx#353839ΔE 6.21 Jet#343434ΔE 6.22

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#272E34 Channel Values

How #272E34 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 46 · B 52	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 208° · S 14% · L 18%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 208° · S 25% · V 20%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 80%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.76:1 vs white · 1.53:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #272E34 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 text13.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #272E34

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #272E34; 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 #272E34

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 #272E34 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.

Typical#272E34

Protanopia#2D2D34

Protanomaly#2B2D34

Deuteranopia#2C2C34

Deuteranomaly#2A2D34

Tritanopia#262F2F

Tritanomaly#262E31

Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

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Using #272E34 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-272e34: #272E34;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #272E34;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-272e34': '#272E34' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.180, blue: 0.204)

Android XML<color name="color_272e34">#272E34</color>

SVG fillfill="#272E34"

More Blue Colors

#272E34 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

273be2 26619c 2887c8 263c5a 2929ff 262b31 297eff 2626c0 2a2069 2499ff 2a3439 2424ff 353d45 4b4bd8 6050dc 7777e4 91a3b0 aeb8c2 d1d1ff eff1fe 0000bd 0066cc 0a0a2e 181c20

#272E34 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #272E34?

#272E34 is a darkest blue — rgb(39, 46, 52) in RGB and hsl(208, 14%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.88.

What is the RGB value of #272E34?

#272E34 is rgb(39, 46, 52) — red 39, green 46, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #272E34?

#272E34 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #272E34 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #272E34 scores 13.76:1 against white and 1.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #272E34 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #272E34 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.41, which is visibly different.

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