Recognised as Colour

#271C19

#271C19
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#271C19 is a red with RGB values 39, 28, 25 and HSL 13°, 22%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#271C19#271C19

HEX#271C19

RGBrgb(39, 28, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1098, 0.098

RGB percentages15.3%, 11%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(12.9, 21.9%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 35.9%, 15.3%)

CMYK0%, 28.2%, 35.9%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,563,097

CSS custom property--colour: #271C19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.58:1

Contrast with white16.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#D8E3E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E1D19no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#211F19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2A1B1Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Gray · ΔE 42.6 Slate grey · ΔE 44.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 46.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#192427

Analogous#27191D, #272319

Triadic#19271C, #1C1927

Split complementary#192723, #191D27

Tetradic#1D2719, #192427, #231927

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A0776C

Lighter +30%#845F55

Lighter +20%#654941

Lighter +10%#46322D

Darker −10%#080605

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F1711

Less saturated −25%#202020

Channel breakdown

R39

G28

B25

Red39 (15.3%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue12.86°

Saturation (HSL)21.88%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 27 · G 1C · B 19

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