Colour

#271D1F

#271D1F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#271D1F is a red with RGB values 39, 29, 31 and HSL 348°, 15%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#271D1F#271D1F

HEX#271D1F

RGBrgb(39, 29, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1137, 0.1216

RGB percentages15.3%, 11.4%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(348, 14.7%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348, 25.6%, 15.3%)

CMYK0%, 25.6%, 20.5%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,563,359

CSS custom property--colour: #271D1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.38:1

Contrast with white16.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#D8E2E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E1F1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#21201Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#291C1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 32.8 Gray · ΔE 41.9 Slate grey · ΔE 42.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 46

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D2725

Analogous#271D24, #27201D

Triadic#1F271D, #1D1F27

Split complementary#1D2720, #1D2427

Tetradic#24271D, #1D2725, #201D27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9A767E

Lighter +30%#7F5E65

Lighter +20%#62494E

Lighter +10%#443336

Darker −10%#0A0708

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#30141A

Less saturated −25%#222222

Channel breakdown

R39

G29

B31

Red39 (15.3%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue348°

Saturation (HSL)14.71%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 27 · G 1D · B 1F

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