What color is #271B08?

#271B08 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271B08?

The RGB value is 39, 27, 8: 39 red, 27 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271B08?

The complementary color is #081427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271B08?

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.

#271B08 color

#271B08 rgb(39, 27, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #271B08 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.6% green and 3.1% blue (39, 27, 8).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 66% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 79% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#271B08 color codes

HEX	`#271B08`
RGB	`rgb(39, 27, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.6%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 66%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 79%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 79%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.8, 3.22, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.8, 13.28, 75.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.273, 1.233, 0.401)`
Decimal	`2562824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271B08, 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 #271B08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271B08 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 #271B08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271b08; }
.text { color: #271b08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271b08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 27 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271b08, #242708); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #271B08?: #271B08 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271B08?: The RGB value is 39, 27, 8: 39 red, 27 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271B08?: The complementary color is #081427, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271B08?: 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.