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#27112E closest to Dark Prom Queen

#27112E is a very dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Dark Prom Queen. In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 6.7% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(39, 17, 46)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 46% saturation and 12% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. #27112E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.41:1.

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Variations of #27112E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

27112E3A25404D3A5361506776677B8C7E90A297A5B8B0BBCFCAD1E7E4E8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

27112E2F1B3638263E403046493B4E5246565B515E645D676D686F777477

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

0F19381518371B16361F143423123127112E2A102A2D0F262F0E21310D1C320D16

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

2F26552D224D2C1D452A193D29153527112E2E1630361B323E20334625354E2A36

#27112E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

27112E182E11
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

27112E272E11112E19
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

27112E19112E2E1127
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

27112E2E2711112E27
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

27112E2E1118182E11112E27
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

27112E2E1911182E1111272E
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#27112E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #27112E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #121B2D
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0B192F
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #16172E
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #121B2D
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1A182E
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #27151D
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #271327
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1A1A1A
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1E1820

#27112E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.41:1 Super#27112E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#27112E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#27112E in CSS

/* Dark Prom Queen */
.color { color: #27112E; }
.background { background-color: #27112E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #27112E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(39 17 46);
color: hsl(286 46% 12%);
color: oklch(0.225 0.061 317.5);

#27112E FAQ

What color is #27112E?

#27112E is a very dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #27112E?

#27112E is rgb(39, 17, 46) in RGB, hsl(286, 46%, 12%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 63%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #27112E?

The complementary color of #27112E is #182E11, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #27112E?

White text has the best contrast on #27112E: 17.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #27112E a warm or cool color?

#27112E is a cool color.