What color is #271204?

#271204 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271204?

The RGB value is 39, 18, 4: 39 red, 18 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271204?

The complementary color is #041927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271204?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271204 color

#271204 rgb(39, 18, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #271204 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 7.1% green and 1.6% blue (39, 18, 4).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 81% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 90% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#271204 color codes

HEX	`#271204`
RGB	`rgb(39, 18, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 7.1%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 81%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 90%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 90%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.88, 9.29, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.88, 13.91, 48.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.075, 0.873, 0.227)`
Decimal	`2560516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271204, 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 #271204	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271204 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #271204 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271204; }
.text { color: #271204; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271204; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 18 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271204, #272404); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #271204?: #271204 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271204?: The RGB value is 39, 18, 4: 39 red, 18 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271204?: The complementary color is #041927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271204?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.