What color is #271916?

#271916 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271916?

The RGB value is 39, 25, 22: 39 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271916?

The complementary color is #162427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271916 color

#271916 rgb(39, 25, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #271916 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 9.8% green and 8.6% blue (39, 25, 22).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 28% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 44% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#271916 color codes

HEX	`#271916`
RGB	`rgb(39, 25, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 9.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 28%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 44%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 44%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.44, 6.48, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.44, 8.12, 36.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.329, 1.185, 0.918)`
Decimal	`2562326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271916, 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 #271916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #271916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271916; }
.text { color: #271916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 25 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271916, #272116); }

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Questions

What color is #271916?: #271916 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271916?: The RGB value is 39, 25, 22: 39 red, 25 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271916?: The complementary color is #162427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.