What color is #2E0303?

#2E0303 is a very dark, vivid red known as Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nether?

The RGB value is 46, 3, 3: 46 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nether?

The complementary color is #032E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E0303?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nether color: hex code #2E0303

#2E0303 rgb(46, 3, 3)

Shades of black

Nether has the hex code #2E0303. It is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 1.2% green and 1.2% blue (46, 3, 3).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 93% yellow and 82% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

Nether (#2E0303) color codes

HEX	`#2E0303`
RGB	`rgb(46, 3, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 1.2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 88%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 93%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 93%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.9, 21.26, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.9, 22.72, 20.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.176, 0.653, 0.15)`
Decimal	`3015427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nether, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2E0303	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E0303 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2E0303 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e0303; }
.text { color: #2e0303; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e0303; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 3 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e0303, #2e1803); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

See #2E0303 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2E0303?: #2E0303 is a very dark, vivid red known as Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nether?: The RGB value is 46, 3, 3: 46 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nether?: The complementary color is #032E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E0303?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.