What color is #271F21?

#271F21 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271F21?

The RGB value is 39, 31, 33: 39 red, 31 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271F21?

The complementary color is #1F2725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271F21 color

#271F21 rgb(39, 31, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #271F21 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 12.2% green and 12.9% blue (39, 31, 33).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 11% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#271F21 color codes

HEX	`#271F21`
RGB	`rgb(39, 31, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 12.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 11%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 21%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.74, 4.29, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.74, 4.29, 1.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.601, 1.521, 1.648)`
Decimal	`2563873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271F21, 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 #271F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #271F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271f21; }
.text { color: #271f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 31 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271f21, #27211f); }

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Questions

What color is #271F21?: #271F21 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271F21?: The RGB value is 39, 31, 33: 39 red, 31 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271F21?: The complementary color is #1F2725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.