What color is #2B0830?

#2B0830 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B0830?

The RGB value is 43, 8, 48: 43 red, 8 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B0830?

The complementary color is #0D3008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B0830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B0830 color

#2B0830 rgb(43, 8, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B0830 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 3.1% green and 18.8% blue (43, 8, 48).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 71% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 83% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#2B0830 color codes

HEX	`#2B0830`
RGB	`rgb(43, 8, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 3.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 71%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 83%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 83%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.14, 24.55, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.14, 30.45, 323.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.617, 0.901, 2.884)`
Decimal	`2820144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B0830, 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 #2B0830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B0830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #2B0830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b0830; }
.text { color: #2b0830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b0830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 8 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b0830, #300821); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B0830?: #2B0830 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B0830?: The RGB value is 43, 8, 48: 43 red, 8 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B0830?: The complementary color is #0D3008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B0830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.