What color is #270505?

#270505 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #270505?

The RGB value is 39, 5, 5: 39 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270505?

The complementary color is #052727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270505 color

#270505 rgb(39, 5, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #270505 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 2% green and 2% blue (39, 5, 5).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 77% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 87% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#270505 color codes

HEX	`#270505`
RGB	`rgb(39, 5, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 77%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 87%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 87%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.98, 16.08, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.98, 17.06, 19.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.918, 0.551, 0.202)`
Decimal	`2557189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270505, 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 #270505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #270505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270505; }
.text { color: #270505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 5 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270505, #271605); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #270505?: #270505 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #270505?: The RGB value is 39, 5, 5: 39 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270505?: The complementary color is #052727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.