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#27353D

#27353D is a very dark, muted blue, close to the color Gunmetal. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 20.8% green, and 23.9% blue. Its hue is 202°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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White text on this color

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This color as text on black

1.66:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #27353D as they’d see it.

Typical vision#27353D
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #27353D

What color is #27353D?

#27353D is a very dark, muted blue, close to the color Gunmetal. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 20.8% green, and 23.9% blue. Its hue is 202°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #27353D in RGB?

#27353D is rgb(39, 53, 61): 39 red, 53 green, and 61 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #27353D in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(36, 13, 0, 76). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #27353D?

PANTONE 432 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #27353D?

Its complement #3D312A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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