What color is #2B183F?

#2B183F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B183F?

The RGB value is 43, 24, 63: 43 red, 24 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B183F?

The complementary color is #2C3F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B183F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B183F color

#2B183F rgb(43, 24, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2B183F is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 9.4% green and 24.7% blue (43, 24, 63).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 45% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#2B183F color codes

HEX	`#2B183F`
RGB	`rgb(43, 24, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 9.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 45%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 62%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 62%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.77, 18.91, -21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.77, 28.58, 311.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.22, 1.526, 4.879)`
Decimal	`2824255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B183F, 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 #2B183F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B183F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #2B183F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b183f; }
.text { color: #2b183f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b183f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 24 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b183f, #3f183f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2B183F?: #2B183F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B183F?: The RGB value is 43, 24, 63: 43 red, 24 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B183F?: The complementary color is #2C3F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B183F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.