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#271407 Color

#271407 is rgb(39, 20, 7) in RGB, hsl(24, 70%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 82%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#271407
HEX#271407
RGBrgb(39, 20, 7)
HSLhsl(24, 70%, 9%)
HSVhsv(24, 82%, 15%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 82%, 85%)
OKLCHoklch(21.5% 0.039 54.1)
LABlab(8.70% 8.89 10.33)
LCHlch(8.70% 13.63 49.28)

What #271407 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 #271407, 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.

#271407 Channel Values

How #271407 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 20 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 70% · L 9%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 82% · V 15%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 82% · K 85%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.66:1 vs white · 1.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #271407 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 text17.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #271407

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #271407; 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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Tints & Shades of #271407

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #271407.

How #271407 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#271407
Protanopia#181807
Protanomaly#1F1707
Deuteranopia#1C1C06
Deuteranomaly#211906
Tritanopia#281313
Tritanomaly#27130F
Achromatopsia#191919

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #271407 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-271407: #271407;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #271407;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-271407': '#271407' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.078, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_271407">#271407</color>
SVG fillfill="#271407"

More Brown Colors

#271407 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#271407 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #271407?

#271407 is a darkest brown — rgb(39, 20, 7) in RGB and hsl(24, 70%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.75.

What is the RGB value of #271407?

#271407 is rgb(39, 20, 7) — red 39, green 20, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #271407?

#271407 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 82%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #271407 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #271407 scores 17.66:1 against white and 1.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #271407 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #271407 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 16.17, which is visibly different.

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