What color is #27261E?

#27261E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27261E?

The RGB value is 39, 38, 30: 39 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27261E?

The complementary color is #1E1F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27261E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27261E color

#27261E rgb(39, 38, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #27261E is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.9% green and 11.8% blue (39, 38, 30).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 13% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#27261E color codes

HEX	`#27261E`
RGB	`rgb(39, 38, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 13%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 23%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.01, -1.3, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.01, 5.64, 103.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.764, 1.911, 1.504)`
Decimal	`2565662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27261E, 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 #27261E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27261E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #27261E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27261e; }
.text { color: #27261e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27261e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 38 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27261e, #24271e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #27261E?: #27261E is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27261E?: The RGB value is 39, 38, 30: 39 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27261E?: The complementary color is #1E1F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27261E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.