What color is #27240B?

#27240B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27240B?

The RGB value is 39, 36, 11: 39 red, 36 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27240B?

The complementary color is #0B0E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27240B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27240B color

#27240B rgb(39, 36, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #27240B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.1% green and 4.3% blue (39, 36, 11).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 56% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 72% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#27240B color codes

HEX	`#27240B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 36, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 56%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 72%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 72%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.93, -2.81, 15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.93, 16.14, 100.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.528, 1.717, 0.568)`
Decimal	`2565131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27240B, 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 #27240B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27240B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #27240B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27240b; }
.text { color: #27240b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27240b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 36 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27240b, #1c270b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #27240B?: #27240B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27240B?: The RGB value is 39, 36, 11: 39 red, 36 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27240B?: The complementary color is #0B0E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27240B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.