What color is #270F28?

#270F28 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #270F28?

The RGB value is 39, 15, 40: 39 red, 15 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270F28?

The complementary color is #10280F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270F28 color

#270F28 rgb(39, 15, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #270F28 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 5.9% green and 15.7% blue (39, 15, 40).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 45% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#270F28 color codes

HEX	`#270F28`
RGB	`rgb(39, 15, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 5.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 45%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 63%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 62%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.36, 17.28, -11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.36, 20.89, 325.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.39, 0.926, 2.113)`
Decimal	`2559784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270F28, 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 #270F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #270F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270f28; }
.text { color: #270f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 15 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270f28, #280f1d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #270F28?: #270F28 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #270F28?: The RGB value is 39, 15, 40: 39 red, 15 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270F28?: The complementary color is #10280F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.