Charcoal (Neutral)
#272B1E
RGB: 39, 43, 30
Color OverviewHEX #272B1E
#272B1E Color Code Information
In the RGB color space, #272B1E is composed of 15% red, 17% green, and 12% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 78°, saturation of 18%, and lightness of 14%.
HEX
#272B1E
RGB
39, 43, 30
HSL
78°, 18%, 14%
HSV
78°, 30%, 17%
CMYK
9%, 0%, 30%, 83%
Name Match
Charcoal
Closest StandardCSS Code & Tailwind Declarations
Ready-to-use style sheets and arbitrary classes for web development.
CSS Variables
:root {
--color-brand: #272B1E;
}
.element {
color: #272B1E;
background: #272B1E;
}Tailwind v4 Classes
<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary --> <div className="bg-[#272B1E] text-[#272B1E] border-[#272B1E]"> #272B1E </div>
Shades of #272B1E (Darker Variations)
Progressively mixed with black for depth, borders, and shadows.
Tints of #272B1E (Lighter Variations)
Progressively mixed with pure white for subtle backgrounds and badges.
Tones of #272B1E (Muted Variations)
Mixed with neutral gray to create soft, low-contrast variants.
Color Summary
Color NameCharcoal
LuminanceDark (Deep)
Hue Angle78° (Green)
Print Ink (K)83% Key Black
Harmonious Color Palettes for #272B1E
Calculated color schemes based on classic geometric color wheel angles for graphic and web design.
Complementary
Analogous
Split Complementary
Monochromatic
WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios
Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.
Sample Text on #272B1E Background
Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):14.48 : 1
WCAG AA (4.5:1)
WCAG AAA (7.0:1)
Sample Text on #272B1E Background
Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):1.45 : 1
WCAG AA (4.5:1)
WCAG AAA (7.0:1)
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