What color is #272110?

#272110 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272110?

The RGB value is 39, 33, 16: 39 red, 33 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272110?

The complementary color is #101627, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272110?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272110 color

#272110 rgb(39, 33, 16)

Shades of gray

The hex color #272110 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 12.9% green and 6.3% blue (39, 33, 16).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 42% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 59% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#272110 color codes

HEX	`#272110`
RGB	`rgb(39, 33, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 12.9%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 42%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 59%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 59%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.96, -0.15, 12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.96, 12.15, 90.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.474, 1.557, 0.713)`
Decimal	`2564368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272110, 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 #272110	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272110 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #272110 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272110; }
.text { color: #272110; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272110; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 33 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272110, #222710); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #272110?: #272110 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272110?: The RGB value is 39, 33, 16: 39 red, 33 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272110?: The complementary color is #101627, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272110?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.