What color is #2B253D?

#2B253D is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B253D?

The RGB value is 43, 37, 61: 43 red, 37 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B253D?

The complementary color is #373D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B253D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B253D color

#2B253D rgb(43, 37, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2B253D is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 14.5% green and 23.9% blue (43, 37, 61).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#2B253D color codes

HEX	`#2B253D`
RGB	`rgb(43, 37, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 14.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 39%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 39%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.37, 9.16, -14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.37, 17.02, 302.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.5, 2.174, 4.702)`
Decimal	`2827581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B253D, 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 #2B253D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B253D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #2B253D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b253d; }
.text { color: #2b253d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b253d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 37 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b253d, #37253d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2B253D?: #2B253D is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B253D?: The RGB value is 43, 37, 61: 43 red, 37 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B253D?: The complementary color is #373D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B253D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.