What color is #27271E?

#27271E 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 #27271E?

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

What is the complementary color of #27271E?

The complementary color is #1E1E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27271E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27271E color

#27271E rgb(39, 39, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #27271E is a very dark, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#27271E color codes

HEX	`#27271E`
RGB	`rgb(39, 39, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 15.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 23%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.36, -1.99, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.36, 6.29, 108.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.797, 1.976, 1.515)`
Decimal	`2565918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27271E, 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 #27271E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27271E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #27271E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27271e; }
.text { color: #27271e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27271e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 39 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27271e, #23271e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #27271E?: #27271E 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 #27271E?: The RGB value is 39, 39, 30: 39 red, 39 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27271E?: The complementary color is #1E1E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27271E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.