Colors

#27272A

Zinc 800

Zinc 800 is #27272A — a neutral used for type, borders, and surfaces. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#27272A
RGB
rgb(39, 39, 42)
HSL
hsl(240,4%,16%)
HSV
hsv(240, 7%, 16%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,7,0,84)
OKLCH
oklch(27.4% 0.005 286.0)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#525255

20% white

#7D7D7F

40% white

#A9A9AA

60% white

#D4D4D4

80% white

Shades

#1F1F22

20% black

#171719

40% black

#101011

60% black

#080808

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Zinc 800. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#27272A

#2A2A27

#4D4D51

#51514D

#020203

Analogous

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#27292A

#27272A

#29272A

#2A272A

#272A2A

Triadic

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#27272A

#2A2727

#272A27

#514D4D

#0F100F

Split Complementary

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#27272A

#2A2927

#292A27

#5A5A5E

#030302

Monochromatic

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#313135

#56565D

#7A7A85

#A2A2A9

#CACACE

Tetradic

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#27272A

#2A2729

#2A2A27

#272A29

#494647

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 14.89:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass
On black · 1.41:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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