What color is #27121B?

#27121B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27121B?

The RGB value is 39, 18, 27: 39 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27121B?

The complementary color is #12271E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27121B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27121B color

#27121B rgb(39, 18, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #27121B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 7.1% green and 10.6% blue (39, 18, 27).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 31% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#27121B color codes

HEX	`#27121B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 18, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 7.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 31%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.51, 12.41, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.51, 12.52, 352.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.251, 0.943, 1.153)`
Decimal	`2560539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27121B, 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 #27121B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27121B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	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 #27121B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27121b; }
.text { color: #27121b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27121b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 18 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27121b, #271312); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #27121B?: #27121B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27121B?: The RGB value is 39, 18, 27: 39 red, 18 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27121B?: The complementary color is #12271E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27121B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.