What color is #271A26?

#271A26 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271A26?

The RGB value is 39, 26, 38: 39 red, 26 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271A26?

The complementary color is #1A271B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271A26 color

#271A26 rgb(39, 26, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #271A26 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.2% green and 14.9% blue (39, 26, 38).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 20% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 3% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#271A26 color codes

HEX	`#271A26`
RGB	`rgb(39, 26, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.2%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 20%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 33%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 3%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.35, 9.08, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.35, 10.7, 328.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.556, 1.31, 2.004)`
Decimal	`2562598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271A26, 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 #271A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #271A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271a26; }
.text { color: #271a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 26 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271a26, #271a1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #271A26?: #271A26 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271A26?: The RGB value is 39, 26, 38: 39 red, 26 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271A26?: The complementary color is #1A271B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.