What color is #272620?

#272620 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272620?

The RGB value is 39, 38, 32: 39 red, 38 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272620?

The complementary color is #202127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272620?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272620 color

#272620 rgb(39, 38, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #272620 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.9% green and 12.5% blue (39, 38, 32).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 10% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#272620 color codes

HEX	`#272620`
RGB	`rgb(39, 38, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 10%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.07, -0.89, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.07, 4.25, 102.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.791, 1.922, 1.643)`
Decimal	`2565664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272620, 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 #272620	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272620 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #272620 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272620; }
.text { color: #272620; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272620; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 38 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272620, #252720); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #272620?: #272620 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272620?: The RGB value is 39, 38, 32: 39 red, 38 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272620?: The complementary color is #202127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272620?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.