What color is #271B15?

#271B15 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271B15?

The RGB value is 39, 27, 21: 39 red, 27 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271B15?

The complementary color is #152127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271B15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271B15 color

#271B15 rgb(39, 27, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #271B15 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.6% green and 8.2% blue (39, 27, 21).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 46% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#271B15 color codes

HEX	`#271B15`
RGB	`rgb(39, 27, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.06, 4.87, 6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.06, 8.08, 52.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.364, 1.269, 0.882)`
Decimal	`2562837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271B15, 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 #271B15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271B15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #271B15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271b15; }
.text { color: #271b15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271b15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 27 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271b15, #272415); }

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Questions

What color is #271B15?: #271B15 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271B15?: The RGB value is 39, 27, 21: 39 red, 27 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271B15?: The complementary color is #152127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271B15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.