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#270105 Color

#270105 is rgb(39, 1, 5) in RGB, hsl(354, 95%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 87%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Root Beer (#290E05), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#270105
HEX#270105
RGBrgb(39, 1, 5)
HSLhsl(354, 95%, 8%)
HSVhsv(354, 97%, 15%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 87%, 85%)
OKLCHoklch(17.5% 0.067 19)
LABlab(4.36% 18.23 4.88)
LCHlch(4.36% 18.87 14.98)

What #270105 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #270105, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#270105 Channel Values

How #270105 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 39 · G 1 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 95% · L 8%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 97% · V 15%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 87% · K 85%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.22:1 vs white · 1.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #270105 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #270105

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #270105; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #270105

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #270105.

How #270105 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#270105
Protanopia#0C0C05
Protanomaly#1A0805
Deuteranopia#141403
Deuteranomaly#1D0E04
Tritanopia#270202
Tritanomaly#270103
Achromatopsia#0F0F0F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #270105 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-270105: #270105;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #270105;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-270105': '#270105' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.004, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_270105">#270105</color>
SVG fillfill="#270105"

More Red Colors

#270105 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#270105 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #270105?

#270105 is a darkest red — rgb(39, 1, 5) in RGB and hsl(354, 95%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Root Beer (#290E05), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #270105?

#270105 is rgb(39, 1, 5) — red 39, green 1, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #270105?

#270105 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 87%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #270105 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #270105 scores 19.22:1 against white and 1.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #270105 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #270105 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 19.37, which is visibly different.

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