What color is #272214?

#272214 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272214?

The RGB value is 39, 34, 20: 39 red, 34 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272214?

The complementary color is #141927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272214?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272214 color

#272214 rgb(39, 34, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #272214 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.3% green and 7.8% blue (39, 34, 20).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 32% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 49% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#272214 color codes

HEX	`#272214`
RGB	`rgb(39, 34, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 32%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 49%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 49%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.39, -0.28, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.39, 10.29, 91.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.535, 1.626, 0.895)`
Decimal	`2564628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272214, 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 #272214	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272214 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #272214 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272214; }
.text { color: #272214; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272214; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 34 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272214, #232714); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #272214?: #272214 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272214?: The RGB value is 39, 34, 20: 39 red, 34 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272214?: The complementary color is #141927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272214?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.