What color is #272217?

#272217 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 #272217?

The RGB value is 39, 34, 23: 39 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272217?

The complementary color is #171C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272217 color

#272217 rgb(39, 34, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #272217 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.3% green and 9% blue (39, 34, 23).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 26% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#272217 color codes

HEX	`#272217`
RGB	`rgb(39, 34, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 26%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 41%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.46, 0.2, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.46, 8.3, 88.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.563, 1.637, 1.044)`
Decimal	`2564631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272217, 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 #272217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #272217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272217; }
.text { color: #272217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 34 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272217, #242717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #272217?: #272217 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 #272217?: The RGB value is 39, 34, 23: 39 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272217?: The complementary color is #171C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.