Information about #271D1A color

#271D1A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#271D1A falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(39, 29, 26) — 15.3% red, 11.4% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 5 / 85. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #271D1A reads as a gently muted warm red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sooty (#281D19). Slightly further away sit Double Diesel (#28201D) and Loyal (#28191D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(39, 29, 26)), which gives #271D1A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 16.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:85) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #271D1A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#271D1A color variations

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#271D1A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #271D1A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Loyal color link
Loyal

#28191D

Top Gear color link
Top Gear

#24221A

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Blackout color link
Blackout

#211916

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#271D1A
  • RGB39, 29, 26
  • CMYK0, 4, 5, 85
  • CSSrgb(39, 29, 26)
  • HSL14°, 20%, 13%
  • HSL Precise13.846°, 20%, 12.745%
  • HSV14°, 33%, 15%
  • HSB14°, 33%, 15%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.153, 0.114, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.153, 0.114, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.153, 0.114, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID271D1A
  • DECIMAL ID2563354
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01