What color is #270000?

#270000 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #270000?

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

What is the complementary color of #270000?

The complementary color is #002727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270000 color

#270000 rgb(39, 0, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #270000 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 0% green and 0% blue (39, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.33:1).

#270000 color codes

HEX	`#270000`
RGB	`rgb(39, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.9, 17.48, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.9, 18.53, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.837, 0.431, 0.039)`
Decimal	`2555904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270000, 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 #270000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #270000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270000; }
.text { color: #270000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270000, #271400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #270000?: #270000 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #270000?: The RGB value is 39, 0, 0: 39 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270000?: The complementary color is #002727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.