What color is #272209?

#272209 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272209?

The RGB value is 39, 34, 9: 39 red, 34 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272209?

The complementary color is #090E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272209?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272209 color

#272209 rgb(39, 34, 9)

Shades of brown

The hex color #272209 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.3% green and 3.5% blue (39, 34, 9).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 63% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 77% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#272209 color codes

HEX	`#272209`
RGB	`rgb(39, 34, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.3%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 63%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 77%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 77%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.2, -1.63, 15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.2, 15.84, 95.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.458, 1.595, 0.489)`
Decimal	`2564617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272209, 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 #272209	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272209 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #272209 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272209; }
.text { color: #272209; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272209; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 34 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272209, #1d2709); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272209?: #272209 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272209?: The RGB value is 39, 34, 9: 39 red, 34 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272209?: The complementary color is #090E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272209?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.