What color is #271B28?

#271B28 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 #271B28?

The RGB value is 39, 27, 40: 39 red, 27 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271B28?

The complementary color is #1C281B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271B28 color

#271B28 rgb(39, 27, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #271B28 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.6% green and 15.7% blue (39, 27, 40).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 19% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#271B28 color codes

HEX	`#271B28`
RGB	`rgb(39, 27, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 19%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 33%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 33%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.75, 8.86, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.75, 11, 323.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.612, 1.368, 2.186)`
Decimal	`2562856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271B28, 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 #271B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #271B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271b28; }
.text { color: #271b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 27 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271b28, #281b22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #271B28?: #271B28 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 #271B28?: The RGB value is 39, 27, 40: 39 red, 27 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271B28?: The complementary color is #1C281B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.