What color is #270400?

#270400 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 #270400?

The RGB value is 39, 4, 0: 39 red, 4 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270400?

The complementary color is #002327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270400 color

#270400 rgb(39, 4, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #270400 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 1.6% green and 0% blue (39, 4, 0).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 100% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.03:1).

#270400 color codes

HEX	`#270400`
RGB	`rgb(39, 4, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 1.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 100%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.68, 15.85, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.68, 17.46, 24.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.88, 0.518, 0.054)`
Decimal	`2556928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270400, 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 #270400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #270400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270400; }
.text { color: #270400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 4 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270400, #271700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #270400?: #270400 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 #270400?: The RGB value is 39, 4, 0: 39 red, 4 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270400?: The complementary color is #002327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.