What color is #271B10?

#271B10 is a very dark, desaturated orange known as Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burnt Coffee?

The RGB value is 39, 27, 16: 39 red, 27 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burnt Coffee?

The complementary color is #101C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271B10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burnt Coffee color: hex code #271B10

#271B10 rgb(39, 27, 16)

Shades of black

Burnt Coffee has the hex code #271B10. It is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.6% green and 6.3% blue (39, 27, 16).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 42% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 59% yellow and 85% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.79:1).

Burnt Coffee (#271B10) color codes

HEX	`#271B10`
RGB	`rgb(39, 27, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.6%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 42%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 59%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 59%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.94, 4.13, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.94, 10.26, 66.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.322, 1.253, 0.662)`
Decimal	`2562832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burnt Coffee, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #271B10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271B10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #271B10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271b10; }
.text { color: #271b10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271b10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 27 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271b10, #272710); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

See #271B10 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #271B10?: #271B10 is a very dark, desaturated orange known as Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burnt Coffee?: The RGB value is 39, 27, 16: 39 red, 27 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burnt Coffee?: The complementary color is #101C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271B10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.