What color is #271D26?

#271D26 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271D26?

The RGB value is 39, 29, 38: 39 red, 29 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271D26?

The complementary color is #1D271E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271D26 color

#271D26 rgb(39, 29, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #271D26 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 11.4% green and 14.9% blue (39, 29, 38).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 15% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#271D26 color codes

HEX	`#271D26`
RGB	`rgb(39, 29, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 11.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 15%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 26%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.29, 6.9, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.29, 8.1, 328.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.626, 1.45, 2.028)`
Decimal	`2563366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271D26, 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 #271D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #271D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271d26; }
.text { color: #271d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 29 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271d26, #271d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #271D26?: #271D26 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271D26?: The RGB value is 39, 29, 38: 39 red, 29 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271D26?: The complementary color is #1D271E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.