#272216

Color #272216

A muted very dark orange.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-900 #1d1d16 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#272216

RGB

rgb(39, 34, 22)

HSL

hsl(42.4, 27.9%, 12%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.4, 43.6%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 43.6%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(13.43, 0.03, 8.97)

LCH

lch(13.43, 8.97, 89.81)

OKLCH

oklch(25.4%, 0.0224, 87.95)

HWB

hwb(42.4, 8.6%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#161b27

Analogous

#271a16

#272216

#242716

Triadic

#272216

#162722

#221627

Split-complementary

#272216

#162427

#1a1627

Tetradic

#272216

#1b2716

#161b27

#221627

Square

#272216

#16271a

#161b27

#271624

Shades

Color #272216 mixed toward black.

#211c12

#1a170f

#14110b

#0d0b07

#070604

Tints

Color #272216 mixed toward white.

#574c31

#87764c

#ae9c6f

#c9bd9f

#e4decf

Tones

Color #272216 mixed toward gray.

#262217

#242119

#23201a

#21201c

#201f1d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.33:1

White text reads better on this background (15.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252519 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#25261a · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#271c1c · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272216;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272216]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#272216 (#272216) is rgb(39, 34, 22) in RGB.

No, #272216 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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