What color is #272201?

#272201 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272201?

The RGB value is 39, 34, 1: 39 red, 34 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272201?

The complementary color is #010627, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272201?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272201 color

#272201 rgb(39, 34, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #272201 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.3% green and 0.4% blue (39, 34, 1).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 97% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#272201 color codes

HEX	`#272201`
RGB	`rgb(39, 34, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.3%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 97%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 97%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.09, -2.42, 18.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.09, 19.03, 97.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.414, 1.578, 0.259)`
Decimal	`2564609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272201, 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 #272201	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272201 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #272201 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272201; }
.text { color: #272201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272201; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 34 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272201, #192701); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272201?: #272201 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272201?: The RGB value is 39, 34, 1: 39 red, 34 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272201?: The complementary color is #010627, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272201?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.