What color is #2B0F24?

#2B0F24 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B0F24?

The RGB value is 43, 15, 36: 43 red, 15 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B0F24?

The complementary color is #0F2B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B0F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B0F24 color

#2B0F24 rgb(43, 15, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B0F24 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 5.9% green and 14.1% blue (43, 15, 36).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 48% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 16% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#2B0F24 color codes

HEX	`#2B0F24`
RGB	`rgb(43, 15, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 5.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 48%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 65%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 16%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.85, 17.91, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.85, 19.59, 336.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.486, 0.983, 1.78)`
Decimal	`2821924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B0F24, 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 #2B0F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B0F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #2B0F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b0f24; }
.text { color: #2b0f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b0f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 15 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b0f24, #2b0f16); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B0F24?: #2B0F24 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B0F24?: The RGB value is 43, 15, 36: 43 red, 15 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B0F24?: The complementary color is #0F2B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B0F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.