What color is #2B181F?

#2B181F 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 #2B181F?

The RGB value is 43, 24, 31: 43 red, 24 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B181F?

The complementary color is #182B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B181F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B181F color

#2B181F rgb(43, 24, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B181F is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 9.4% green and 12.2% blue (43, 24, 31).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 28% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 28% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#2B181F color codes

HEX	`#2B181F`
RGB	`rgb(43, 24, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 9.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 28%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 44%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.03, 10.82, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.03, 10.85, 355.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.57, 1.266, 1.458)`
Decimal	`2824223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B181F, 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 #2B181F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B181F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #2B181F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b181f; }
.text { color: #2b181f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b181f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 24 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b181f, #2b1a18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2B181F?: #2B181F 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 #2B181F?: The RGB value is 43, 24, 31: 43 red, 24 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B181F?: The complementary color is #182B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B181F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.