What color is #272511?

#272511 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272511?

The RGB value is 39, 37, 17: 39 red, 37 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272511?

The complementary color is #111327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272511 color

#272511 rgb(39, 37, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #272511 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.5% green and 6.7% blue (39, 37, 17).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 39% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 56% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 6.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#272511 color codes

HEX	`#272511`
RGB	`rgb(39, 37, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 39%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 56%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 56%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.37, -2.79, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.37, 13.73, 101.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.599, 1.795, 0.792)`
Decimal	`2565393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272511, 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 #272511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #272511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272511; }
.text { color: #272511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 37 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272511, #1e2711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #272511?: #272511 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272511?: The RGB value is 39, 37, 17: 39 red, 37 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272511?: The complementary color is #111327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.