Colour

#27261E

#27261E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#27261E is a yellow with RGB values 39, 38, 30 and HSL 53°, 13%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#27261E

RGBrgb(39, 38, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.149, 0.1176

RGB percentages15.3%, 14.9%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(53.3, 13%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 23.1%, 15.3%)

CMYK0%, 2.6%, 23.1%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,565,662

CSS custom property--colour: #27261E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.19:1

Contrast with white15.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D8D9E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#28251Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#28261Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#282524no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Dim grey · ΔE 29.9 Gray · ΔE 39 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 41 Slate grey · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E1F27

Analogous#27221E, #24271E

Triadic#1E2726, #261E27

Split complementary#1E2427, #211E27

Tetradic#1E2722, #1E1F27, #271E24

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#989579

Lighter +30%#7D7A61

Lighter +20%#615E4A

Lighter +10%#444234

Darker −10%#0A0A08

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#302D15

Less saturated −25%#232323

Channel breakdown

R39

G38

B30

Red39 (15.3%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue53.33°

Saturation (HSL)13.04%

Lightness13.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 27 · G 26 · B 1E

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