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#272002 color: Liquorice Root

#272002 is rgb(39, 32, 2) in RGB and oklch(24.46% 0.04746 96.28) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

24.5%
0.047
96°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • olive-900
  • Black 85%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.29:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #272002

#272002 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 24.5% lightness, 0.047 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.23:1 contrast and black text 1.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Liquorice Root (#222200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-900.

More brown colors

Lighter: #272002 mixed with white

  1. 272002
  2. 393318
  3. 4c472f
  4. 605b46
  5. 75715e
  6. 8b8777
  7. a19e91
  8. b8b5ab
  9. cfcdc7
  10. e7e6e2

Darker: #272002 mixed with black

  1. 272002
  2. 201a01
  3. 1a1501
  4. 140f01
  5. 0e0a00
  6. 080600
  7. 040300
  8. 020100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #272002 with less saturation

  1. 272002
  2. 262005
  3. 262009
  4. 25200d
  5. 242010
  6. 242013
  7. 232016
  8. 222019
  9. 22201b
  10. 21201e

Questions about #272002

What color is #272002?

#272002 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Liquorice Root. In RGB it is rgb(39, 32, 2), in HSL hsl(48.65, 90.24%, 8.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(24.46% 0.04746 96.28).

What colors go well with #272002?

The complementary color of #272002 is #1a1e37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f1b04 and #1b2409. The triadic partners are #00262f and #2e1729.

Is white or black text more readable on #272002?

White text reads better on #272002: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and black gives 1.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #272002 a warm or cool color?

#272002 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 24.5% and its chroma 0.047.