Information about #02272B color

#02272B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #02272B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(2, 39, 43) — 0.8% red, 15.3% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 2 / 0 / 83. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#02272B presents itself as a intensely saturated aqua cyan — one that lives deep in the shadows. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Daintree (#012731). Nearby in the Register you will also find Maystone (#0E2A2A) and Burnham (#002E20).

The recipe behind #02272B is rgb(2, 39, 43), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #02272B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #02272B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#02272B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#02272B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #02272B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Maystone color link
Maystone

#0E2A2A

Burnham color link
Burnham

#002E20

Loch Ness color link
Loch Ness

#072F37

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Bush color link
Bush

#0D2E1C

Ornella Blue color link
Ornella Blue

#021224

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#02272B
  • RGB2, 39, 43
  • CMYK16, 2, 0, 83
  • CSSrgb(2, 39, 43)
  • HSL186°, 91%, 9%
  • HSL Precise185.854°, 91.111%, 8.824%
  • HSV186°, 95%, 17%
  • HSB186°, 95%, 17%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.008, 0.153, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.008, 0.153, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.008, 0.153, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID02272B
  • DECIMAL ID141099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01