What color is #271A21?

#271A21 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271A21?

The RGB value is 39, 26, 33: 39 red, 26 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271A21?

The complementary color is #1A2720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271A21 color

#271A21 rgb(39, 26, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #271A21 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.2% green and 12.9% blue (39, 26, 33).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 20% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 15% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#271A21 color codes

HEX	`#271A21`
RGB	`rgb(39, 26, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 20%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 33%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 15%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.13, 7.91, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.13, 8.24, 343.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.481, 1.28, 1.608)`
Decimal	`2562593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271A21, 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 #271A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #271A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271a21; }
.text { color: #271a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 26 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271a21, #271a1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #271A21?: #271A21 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271A21?: The RGB value is 39, 26, 33: 39 red, 26 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271A21?: The complementary color is #1A2720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.