#1E272CBlack Pearl (#1E272C) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 232°, lightness 0.27 and chroma 0.016. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #1E272C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(30, 39, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 19%, 15%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 32%, 17%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 83%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(15 -2.5 -4.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.266 0.016 232) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Black Pearl is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#212629 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#20272b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#1e272c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#1e272d — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Black Pearl in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 15.2:1 and against black 1.38:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#949b9f · #6e767b · #4b5358 · #1e272c · #0d1519 · #000102
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#295f58 · #054e52 · #003c48 · #1e272c · #001d38 · #06102c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#afb0cd · #6f9bb3 · #7170a1 · #316078 · #3c3c52 · #1e272c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ce9b7c · #70828c · #4a6371 · #36444b · #1e272c · #000f19
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0eb · #a8b3b9 · #78726f · #333e44 · #1e272c · #150f0c
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef3f5 · #c5cacd · #989ea1 · #1e272c · #020508 · #f18941
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee4 · #d0a78e · #97674a · #56321a · #1e272c · #00131e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee4 · #d4a29f · #89703e · #592e2c · #1e272c · #190f00
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf3 · #d0a1b4 · #747843 · #3d3f14 · #1e272c · #1d0912
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f9edfb · #c3a4c7 · #97674a · #274525 · #1e272c · #1d0b02
#3C454A · #5D6569 · #80878B · #A5AAAE · #CBCFD2
#192126 · #151C20 · #10171A · #0C1115 · #080D0F
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.