What color is #27241F?

#27241F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27241F?

The RGB value is 39, 36, 31: 39 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27241F?

The complementary color is #1F2227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27241F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27241F color

#27241F rgb(39, 36, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #27241F is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.1% green and 12.2% blue (39, 36, 31).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 11% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#27241F color codes

HEX	`#27241F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 36, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 11%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 21%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.36, 0.3, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.36, 3.86, 85.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.715, 1.792, 1.552)`
Decimal	`2565151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27241F, 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 #27241F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27241F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #27241F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27241f; }
.text { color: #27241f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27241f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 36 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27241f, #26271f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #27241F?: #27241F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27241F?: The RGB value is 39, 36, 31: 39 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27241F?: The complementary color is #1F2227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27241F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.