What color is #2B1322?

#2B1322 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 #2B1322?

The RGB value is 43, 19, 34: 43 red, 19 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B1322?

The complementary color is #132B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B1322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B1322 color

#2B1322 rgb(43, 19, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B1322 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 7.5% green and 13.3% blue (43, 19, 34).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 39% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 21% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#2B1322 color codes

HEX	`#2B1322`
RGB	`rgb(43, 19, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 7.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 39%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 56%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 21%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.76, 14.88, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.76, 15.71, 341.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.518, 1.095, 1.644)`
Decimal	`2822946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B1322, 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 #2B1322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B1322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #2B1322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b1322; }
.text { color: #2b1322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b1322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 19 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b1322, #2b1316); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B1322?: #2B1322 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 #2B1322?: The RGB value is 43, 19, 34: 43 red, 19 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B1322?: The complementary color is #132B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B1322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.