What color is #2B1111?

#2B1111 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B1111?

The RGB value is 43, 17, 17: 43 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B1111?

The complementary color is #112B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B1111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B1111 color

#2B1111 rgb(43, 17, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B1111 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 6.7% green and 6.7% blue (43, 17, 17).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 43% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 60% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#2B1111 color codes

HEX	`#2B1111`
RGB	`rgb(43, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 43%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 60%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 60%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.61, 13.43, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.61, 14.55, 22.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.298, 0.955, 0.646)`
Decimal	`2822417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B1111, 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 #2B1111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B1111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #2B1111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b1111; }
.text { color: #2b1111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b1111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b1111, #2b1e11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2B1111?: #2B1111 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B1111?: The RGB value is 43, 17, 17: 43 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B1111?: The complementary color is #112B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B1111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.