What color is #2B0F21?

#2B0F21 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B0F21?

The RGB value is 43, 15, 33: 43 red, 15 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B0F21?

The complementary color is #0F2B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B0F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B0F21 color

#2B0F21 rgb(43, 15, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B0F21 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 5.9% green and 12.9% blue (43, 15, 33).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 48% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 23% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#2B0F21 color codes

HEX	`#2B0F21`
RGB	`rgb(43, 15, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 5.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 48%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 65%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 23%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.7, 17.31, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.7, 18.28, 341.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.442, 0.965, 1.549)`
Decimal	`2821921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B0F21, 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 #2B0F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B0F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #2B0F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b0f21; }
.text { color: #2b0f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b0f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 15 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b0f21, #2b0f13); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B0F21?: #2B0F21 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B0F21?: The RGB value is 43, 15, 33: 43 red, 15 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B0F21?: The complementary color is #0F2B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B0F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.