What color is #271F1B?

#271F1B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271F1B?

The RGB value is 39, 31, 27: 39 red, 31 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271F1B?

The complementary color is #1B2327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271F1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271F1B color

#271F1B rgb(39, 31, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #271F1B is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 12.2% green and 10.6% blue (39, 31, 27).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 18% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 31% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#271F1B color codes

HEX	`#271F1B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 31, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 12.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 18%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 31%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 31%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.55, 3.05, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.55, 5.17, 53.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.525, 1.49, 1.244)`
Decimal	`2563867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271F1B, 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 #271F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271F1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #271F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271f1b; }
.text { color: #271f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 31 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271f1b, #27251b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #271F1B?: #271F1B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271F1B?: The RGB value is 39, 31, 27: 39 red, 31 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271F1B?: The complementary color is #1B2327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271F1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.