What color is #27130F?

#27130F 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 #27130F?

The RGB value is 39, 19, 15: 39 red, 19 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27130F?

The complementary color is #0F2327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27130F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27130F color

#27130F rgb(39, 19, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #27130F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 7.5% green and 5.9% blue (39, 19, 15).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 44% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 62% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.7:1).

#27130F color codes

HEX	`#27130F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 19, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 7.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 44%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 62%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 62%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.41, 9.77, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.41, 11.64, 32.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.156, 0.932, 0.571)`
Decimal	`2560783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27130F, 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 #27130F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27130F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.7:1	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 #27130F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27130f; }
.text { color: #27130f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27130f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 19 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27130f, #271f0f); }

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Questions

What color is #27130F?: #27130F 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 #27130F?: The RGB value is 39, 19, 15: 39 red, 19 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27130F?: The complementary color is #0F2327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27130F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.