#27272A

Charcoal

#27272ACharcoal

Luminance

0.020

Category

Gray

Type

Dark

Best On

#FFFFFF

Color Codes

All color formats for your project

HEX

HEX
#27272A
No #
27272A

RGB

RGB
rgb(39, 39, 42)
Values
R:39 G:39 B:42

HSL

HSL
hsl(240, 4%, 16%)
Values
H:240° S:4% L:16%

HSV / HSB

HSV
hsv(240, 7%, 16%)
Values
H:240° S:7% V:16%

CMYK

CMYK
cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 84%)
Values
C:7 M:7 Y:0 K:84

LAB

LAB
lab(16, 1, -2)
Values
L:16 a:1 b:-2

OKLCH

OKLCH
oklch(27.4% 0.005 286.0)
Values
L:27.4% C:0.005 H:286.0°

Code Formats

CSS
color: #27272A;
Swift
UIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.153, blue: 0.165, alpha: 1.0)
Kotlin
Color(0xFF27272A)
Flutter
Color(0xFF27272A)
Android
#FF27272A

Contrast Analysis

WCAG compliance with grayscale colors

On White

14.89:1

AAA

On Black

1.41:1

Fail

Grayscale Contrast

Aa

0%

1.4

Fail
Aa

10%

1.2

Fail
Aa

20%

1.2

Fail
Aa

30%

1.8

Fail
Aa

40%

2.6

Fail
Aa

50%

3.7

AA-large
Aa

60%

5.2

AA
Aa

70%

7.1

AAA
Aa

80%

9.3

AAA
Aa

90%

11.8

AAA
Aa

100%

14.9

AAA

Best Grayscale Contrast

#FFFFFF with ratio 14.89:1

Aa

Color Harmonies

Harmonious color combinations

complementary

Two colors opposite on the color wheel (180°)

split-complementary

Base color + two colors adjacent to its complement

triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

tetradic

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

analogous

Three colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Color Variations

Tints, shades, tones, and full scale

Color Scale (50-900)

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Tints (Lighter)

Shades (Darker)

Tones (Desaturated)

Gradients (OKLCH)

Primary

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #58585F 0%, #3D3D42 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(46.3% 0.011 286.0) 0%, oklch(36.2% 0.009 286.0) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Vibrant

135°
CSS
linear-gradient(135deg, #36364F 0%, #484884 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(135deg, oklch(34.4% 0.043 283.9) 0%, oklch(43.1% 0.098 281.5) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Complementary

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #27272A 0%, #2A2A27 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(27.4% 0.005 286.0) 0%, oklch(28.4% 0.005 106.7) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Analogous

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #27292A 0%, #27272A 50%, #29272A 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(27.9% 0.003 228.9) 0%, oklch(27.4% 0.005 286.0) 50%, oklch(27.6% 0.006 314.7) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Sunset

90°
CSS
linear-gradient(90deg, #F6CE55 0%, #EE6C2B 50%, #E6193C 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(86.4% 0.144 90.6) 0%, oklch(68.0% 0.177 43.8) 50%, oklch(59.1% 0.228 21.2) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Ocean

135°
CSS
linear-gradient(135deg, #19A1E6 0%, #22C3B6 50%, #47D1A3 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(135deg, oklch(67.5% 0.146 238.9) 0%, oklch(73.8% 0.124 186.2) 50%, oklch(77.5% 0.136 166.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
50%
100%

Dark Mode

180°
CSS
linear-gradient(180deg, #27272A 0%, #181825 100%)
OKLCH
linear-gradient(180deg, oklch(27.4% 0.005 286.0) 0%, oklch(21.6% 0.025 284.1) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

Radial Glow

Radial
CSS
radial-gradient(circle, #4C4C52 0%, #494950 100%)
OKLCH
radial-gradient(circle, oklch(41.9% 0.010 286.0) 0%, oklch(40.8% 0.012 285.9) 100%)
Stops
0%
100%

💡 About OKLCH Gradients

OKLCH (Oklch Color Space) provides perceptually uniform gradients with better color transitions than traditional RGB/HSL gradients. The format is oklch(L% C H) where L = Lightness (0-100%), C = Chroma (0-0.4), H = Hue (0-360°).

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