What color is #2A000E?

#2A000E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A000E?

The RGB value is 42, 0, 14: 42 red, 0 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A000E?

The complementary color is #002A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A000E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A000E color

#2A000E rgb(42, 0, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A000E is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 0% green and 5.5% blue (42, 0, 14).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 67% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.01:1).

#2A000E color codes

HEX	`#2A000E`
RGB	`rgb(42, 0, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 0%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 67%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.73, 21.43, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.73, 21.48, 4.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.034, 0.524, 0.462)`
Decimal	`2752526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A000E, 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 #2A000E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A000E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #2A000E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a000e; }
.text { color: #2a000e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a000e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 0 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a000e, #2a0700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2A000E?: #2A000E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A000E?: The RGB value is 42, 0, 14: 42 red, 0 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A000E?: The complementary color is #002A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A000E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.