#272017
Espresso · very dark neutral
About #272017
#272017 is a very dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 13% green and 9% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 7.9), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #171E27 (onyx), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.09:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #272017?
#272017 is a very dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 13% green and 9% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #272017?
Use white text. White on #272017 has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #272017?
Its complementary colour is #171E27, and analogous partners are #271817 and #262717.