What color is #271A17?

#271A17 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 #271A17?

The RGB value is 39, 26, 23: 39 red, 26 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271A17?

The complementary color is #172427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271A17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271A17 color

#271A17 rgb(39, 26, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #271A17 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.2% green and 9% blue (39, 26, 23).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 26% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#271A17 color codes

HEX	`#271A17`
RGB	`rgb(39, 26, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 26%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 41%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 41%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.79, 5.93, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.79, 7.53, 38.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.361, 1.232, 0.977)`
Decimal	`2562583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271A17, 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 #271A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #271A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271a17; }
.text { color: #271a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 26 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271a17, #272217); }

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Questions

What color is #271A17?: #271A17 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 #271A17?: The RGB value is 39, 26, 23: 39 red, 26 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271A17?: The complementary color is #172427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271A17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.