What color is #270E12?

#270E12 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #270E12?

The RGB value is 39, 14, 18: 39 red, 14 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270E12?

The complementary color is #0E2723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270E12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270E12 color

#270E12 rgb(39, 14, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #270E12 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 5.5% green and 7.1% blue (39, 14, 18).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 47% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 54% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#270E12 color codes

HEX	`#270E12`
RGB	`rgb(39, 14, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 5.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 47%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 64%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 54%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.13, 13.51, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.13, 13.79, 11.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.103, 0.789, 0.666)`
Decimal	`2559506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270E12, 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 #270E12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270E12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #270E12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270e12; }
.text { color: #270e12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270e12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 14 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270e12, #27160e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #270E12?: #270E12 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #270E12?: The RGB value is 39, 14, 18: 39 red, 14 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270E12?: The complementary color is #0E2723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270E12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.