What color is #271E18?

#271E18 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271E18?

The RGB value is 39, 30, 24: 39 red, 30 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271E18?

The complementary color is #182127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271E18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271E18 color

#271E18 rgb(39, 30, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #271E18 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 11.8% green and 9.4% blue (39, 30, 24).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 24% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 38% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#271E18 color codes

HEX	`#271E18`
RGB	`rgb(39, 30, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 11.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 24%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 38%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.13, 3.21, 5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.13, 6.6, 60.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.466, 1.426, 1.062)`
Decimal	`2563608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271E18, 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 #271E18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271E18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #271E18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271e18; }
.text { color: #271e18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271e18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 30 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271e18, #272618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #271E18?: #271E18 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271E18?: The RGB value is 39, 30, 24: 39 red, 30 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271E18?: The complementary color is #182127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271E18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.