What color is #27220A?

#27220A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27220A?

The RGB value is 39, 34, 10: 39 red, 34 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27220A?

The complementary color is #0A0F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27220A?

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.

#27220A color

#27220A rgb(39, 34, 10)

Shades of brown

The hex color #27220A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.3% green and 3.9% blue (39, 34, 10).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 59% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 74% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 6 ΔE.

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

#27220A color codes

HEX	`#27220A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 34, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.3%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 59%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 74%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 74%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.21, -1.53, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.21, 15.45, 95.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.464, 1.597, 0.518)`
Decimal	`2564618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27220A, 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 #27220A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27220A 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 #27220A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27220a; }
.text { color: #27220a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27220a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 34 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27220a, #1e270a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #27220A?: #27220A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27220A?: The RGB value is 39, 34, 10: 39 red, 34 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27220A?: The complementary color is #0A0F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27220A?: 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.