What color is #270818?

#270818 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #270818?

The RGB value is 39, 8, 24: 39 red, 8 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270818?

The complementary color is #082717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270818 color

#270818 rgb(39, 8, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #270818 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 3.1% green and 9.4% blue (39, 8, 24).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 66% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 38% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.52:1).

#270818 color codes

HEX	`#270818`
RGB	`rgb(39, 8, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 3.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 66%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 79%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 38%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.06, 17.61, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.06, 17.85, 350.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.088, 0.671, 0.936)`
Decimal	`2557976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270818, 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 #270818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #270818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270818; }
.text { color: #270818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 8 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270818, #270809); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #270818?: #270818 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #270818?: The RGB value is 39, 8, 24: 39 red, 8 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270818?: The complementary color is #082717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.