What color is #2B1020?

#2B1020 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B1020?

The RGB value is 43, 16, 32: 43 red, 16 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B1020?

The complementary color is #102B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B1020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B1020 color

#2B1020 rgb(43, 16, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B1020 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 6.3% green and 12.5% blue (43, 16, 32).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 46% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 26% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#2B1020 color codes

HEX	`#2B1020`
RGB	`rgb(43, 16, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 6.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 46%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 63%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 26%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.9, 16.48, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.9, 17.17, 343.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.442, 0.989, 1.481)`
Decimal	`2822176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B1020, 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 #2B1020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B1020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	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 #2B1020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b1020; }
.text { color: #2b1020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b1020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 16 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b1020, #2b1012); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B1020?: #2B1020 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B1020?: The RGB value is 43, 16, 32: 43 red, 16 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B1020?: The complementary color is #102B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B1020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.