What color is #271A23?

#271A23 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271A23?

The RGB value is 39, 26, 35: 39 red, 26 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271A23?

The complementary color is #1A271E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271A23 color

#271A23 rgb(39, 26, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #271A23 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.2% green and 13.7% blue (39, 26, 35).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 20% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 10% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#271A23 color codes

HEX	`#271A23`
RGB	`rgb(39, 26, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 20%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 33%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.22, 8.37, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.22, 9.13, 336.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.509, 1.292, 1.76)`
Decimal	`2562595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271A23, 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 #271A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #271A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271a23; }
.text { color: #271a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 26 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271a23, #271a1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #271A23?: #271A23 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271A23?: The RGB value is 39, 26, 35: 39 red, 26 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271A23?: The complementary color is #1A271E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.