What color is #2B1B23?

#2B1B23 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B1B23?

The RGB value is 43, 27, 35: 43 red, 27 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B1B23?

The complementary color is #1B2B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B1B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B1B23 color

#2B1B23 rgb(43, 27, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B1B23 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 10.6% green and 13.7% blue (43, 27, 35).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 23% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 19% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#2B1B23 color codes

HEX	`#2B1B23`
RGB	`rgb(43, 27, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 10.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 23%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 37%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 19%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.08, 9.5, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.08, 9.77, 346.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.692, 1.419, 1.775)`
Decimal	`2824995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B1B23, 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 #2B1B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B1B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #2B1B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b1b23; }
.text { color: #2b1b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b1b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 27 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b1b23, #2b1b1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2B1B23?: #2B1B23 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B1B23?: The RGB value is 43, 27, 35: 43 red, 27 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B1B23?: The complementary color is #1B2B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B1B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.