#27252ADarth Vader (#27252A) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 304°, lightness 0.27 and chroma 0.01. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #27252A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 37, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 6%, 15%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 12%, 16%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 84%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(15.1 2.2 -3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.269 0.010 304) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Darth Vader is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#292427 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#292529 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#27252a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#27252b — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Darth Vader 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 15.17:1 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.
#a19fa3 · #7b7a7e · #58565b · #37353a · #27252a · #020203
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.
#394364 · #342f55 · #27252a · #280d2e · #20031a · #150008
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.
#cba9b5 · #9d8cb3 · #9b6478 · #625178 · #503740 · #27252a
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.
#bacd97 · #837c8d · #645b72 · #443f4c · #27252a · #11081b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f3eb · #b3afb9 · #737570 · #3f3b45 · #27252a · #10120c
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.
#f2f1f4 · #cbcacd · #a09ea2 · #27252a · #09070b · #b0d460
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef5e4 · #a9b88e · #6b7c4a · #36421a · #27252a · #150d1f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef5e4 · #bdb186 · #508160 · #483c0e · #27252a · #031609
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdefe3 · #cda98a · #398379 · #004740 · #27252a · #1d0d01
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffede9 · #d4a498 · #6b7c4a · #004551 · #27252a · #0e1402
#4b494e · #6f6e71 · #939295 · #b7b6b8 · #dbdbdc
#211f23 · #1a191c · #141315 · #0d0c0e · #070607
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.