What color is #270A23?

#270A23 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #270A23?

The RGB value is 39, 10, 35: 39 red, 10 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270A23?

The complementary color is #0A270E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270A23 color

#270A23 rgb(39, 10, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #270A23 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 3.9% green and 13.7% blue (39, 10, 35).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 59% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 10% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Sabbath (#220022), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.2:1).

#270A23 color codes

HEX	`#270A23`
RGB	`rgb(39, 10, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 3.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 59%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 74%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 10%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.95, 19.04, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.95, 21.57, 331.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.249, 0.77, 1.673)`
Decimal	`2558499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270A23, 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 #270A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #270A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270a23; }
.text { color: #270a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 10 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270a23, #270a14); }

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Questions

What color is #270A23?: #270A23 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #270A23?: The RGB value is 39, 10, 35: 39 red, 10 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270A23?: The complementary color is #0A270E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.