What color is #270E2B?

#270E2B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #270E2B?

The RGB value is 39, 14, 43: 39 red, 14 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270E2B?

The complementary color is #122B0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270E2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270E2B color

#270E2B rgb(39, 14, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #270E2B is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 5.5% green and 16.9% blue (39, 14, 43).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 51% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#270E2B color codes

HEX	`#270E2B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 14, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 5.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 51%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 67%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 67%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.31, 18.66, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.31, 23.37, 322.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.43, 0.92, 2.387)`
Decimal	`2559531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270E2B, 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 #270E2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270E2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #270E2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270e2b; }
.text { color: #270e2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270e2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 14 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270e2b, #2b0e21); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #270E2B?: #270E2B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #270E2B?: The RGB value is 39, 14, 43: 39 red, 14 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270E2B?: The complementary color is #122B0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270E2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.