What color is #2B1F28?

#2B1F28 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B1F28?

The RGB value is 43, 31, 40: 43 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B1F28?

The complementary color is #1F2B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B1F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B1F28 color

#2B1F28 rgb(43, 31, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B1F28 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 12.2% green and 15.7% blue (43, 31, 40).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 16% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 7% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#2B1F28 color codes

HEX	`#2B1F28`
RGB	`rgb(43, 31, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 12.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 16%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 28%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 7%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.51, 7.75, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.51, 8.64, 333.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.869, 1.647, 2.226)`
Decimal	`2826024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B1F28, 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 #2B1F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B1F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #2B1F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b1f28; }
.text { color: #2b1f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b1f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 31 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b1f28, #2b1f22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2B1F28?: #2B1F28 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B1F28?: The RGB value is 43, 31, 40: 43 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B1F28?: The complementary color is #1F2B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B1F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.