What color is #2A0C16?

#2A0C16 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A0C16?

The RGB value is 42, 12, 22: 42 red, 12 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A0C16?

The complementary color is #0C2A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A0C16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A0C16 color

#2A0C16 rgb(42, 12, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A0C16 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 4.7% green and 8.6% blue (42, 12, 22).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 56% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 48% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#2A0C16 color codes

HEX	`#2A0C16`
RGB	`rgb(42, 12, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 4.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 56%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 71%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 48%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.35, 16.8, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.35, 16.8, 1.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.231, 0.813, 0.851)`
Decimal	`2755606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A0C16, 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 #2A0C16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A0C16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #2A0C16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a0c16; }
.text { color: #2a0c16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a0c16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 12 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a0c16, #2a110c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2A0C16?: #2A0C16 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A0C16?: The RGB value is 42, 12, 22: 42 red, 12 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A0C16?: The complementary color is #0C2A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A0C16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.