What color is #27070F?

#27070F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27070F?

The RGB value is 39, 7, 15: 39 red, 7 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27070F?

The complementary color is #07271F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27070F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27070F color

#27070F rgb(39, 7, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #27070F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 2.7% green and 5.9% blue (39, 7, 15).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 70% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 62% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.69:1).

#27070F color codes

HEX	`#27070F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 7, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 2.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 70%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 82%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 62%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.58, 16.5, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.58, 16.65, 7.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.999, 0.618, 0.519)`
Decimal	`2557711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27070F, 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 #27070F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27070F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #27070F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27070f; }
.text { color: #27070f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27070f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 7 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27070f, #270f07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #27070F?: #27070F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27070F?: The RGB value is 39, 7, 15: 39 red, 7 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27070F?: The complementary color is #07271F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27070F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.