What color is #2A1F23?

#2A1F23 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A1F23?

The RGB value is 42, 31, 35: 42 red, 31 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A1F23?

The complementary color is #1F2A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A1F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A1F23 color

#2A1F23 rgb(42, 31, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A1F23 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 12.2% green and 13.7% blue (42, 31, 35).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 15% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#2A1F23 color codes

HEX	`#2A1F23`
RGB	`rgb(42, 31, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 12.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 15%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 26%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.19, 6.16, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.19, 6.2, 353.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.748, 1.594, 1.805)`
Decimal	`2760483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A1F23, 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 #2A1F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A1F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #2A1F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a1f23; }
.text { color: #2a1f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a1f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 31 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a1f23, #2a211f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2A1F23?: #2A1F23 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A1F23?: The RGB value is 42, 31, 35: 42 red, 31 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A1F23?: The complementary color is #1F2A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A1F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.