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#271007 Color

#271007 is rgb(39, 16, 7) in RGB, hsl(17, 70%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 82%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Root Beer (#290E05), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#271007
HEX#271007
RGBrgb(39, 16, 7)
HSLhsl(17, 70%, 9%)
HSVhsv(17, 82%, 15%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 82%, 85%)
OKLCHoklch(20.6% 0.042 42.1)
LABlab(7.55% 11.55 8.67)
LCHlch(7.55% 14.44 36.90)

What #271007 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 #271007, 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 brown in the library.

#271007 Channel Values

How #271007 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 16 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 70% · L 9%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 82% · V 15%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 82% · K 85%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.05:1 vs white · 1.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #271007 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 text18.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #271007

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #271007; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #271007

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.

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Shades

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How #271007 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#271007
Protanopia#151507
Protanomaly#1E1307
Deuteranopia#1A1A06
Deuteranomaly#201606
Tritanopia#270F0F
Tritanomaly#270F0C
Achromatopsia#161616

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #271007 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-271007: #271007;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #271007;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-271007': '#271007' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.063, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_271007">#271007</color>
SVG fillfill="#271007"

More Brown Colors

#271007 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#271007 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #271007?

#271007 is a darkest brown — rgb(39, 16, 7) in RGB and hsl(17, 70%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Root Beer (#290E05), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.25.

What is the RGB value of #271007?

#271007 is rgb(39, 16, 7) — red 39, green 16, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #271007?

#271007 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 82%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #271007 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #271007 scores 18.05:1 against white and 1.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #271007 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #271007 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 16.29, which is visibly different.

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