What color is #270B16?

#270B16 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 #270B16?

The RGB value is 39, 11, 22: 39 red, 11 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270B16?

The complementary color is #0B271C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270B16 color

#270B16 rgb(39, 11, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #270B16 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 4.3% green and 8.6% blue (39, 11, 22).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 56% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 44% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.33:1).

#270B16 color codes

HEX	`#270B16`
RGB	`rgb(39, 11, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 4.3%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 56%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 72%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 44%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.58, 15.8, -0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.58, 15.82, 357.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.101, 0.729, 0.842)`
Decimal	`2558742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270B16, 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 #270B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.33:1	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 #270B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270b16; }
.text { color: #270b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 11 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270b16, #270e0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #270B16?: #270B16 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 #270B16?: The RGB value is 39, 11, 22: 39 red, 11 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270B16?: The complementary color is #0B271C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.