What color is #271A0F?

#271A0F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271A0F?

The RGB value is 39, 26, 15: 39 red, 26 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271A0F?

The complementary color is #0F1C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271A0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271A0F color

#271A0F rgb(39, 26, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #271A0F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.2% green and 5.9% blue (39, 26, 15).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 44% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 62% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#271A0F color codes

HEX	`#271A0F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 26, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 44%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 62%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 62%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.59, 4.72, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.59, 10.56, 63.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.292, 1.205, 0.616)`
Decimal	`2562575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271A0F, 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 #271A0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271A0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #271A0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271a0f; }
.text { color: #271a0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271a0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 26 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271a0f, #27260f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #271A0F?: #271A0F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271A0F?: The RGB value is 39, 26, 15: 39 red, 26 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271A0F?: The complementary color is #0F1C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271A0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.