What color is #2B2A27?

#2B2A27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color The End. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B2A27?

The RGB value is 43, 42, 39: 43 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B2A27?

The complementary color is #27282B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B2A27 color

#2B2A27 rgb(43, 42, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B2A27 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 16.5% green and 15.3% blue (43, 42, 39).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 5% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is The End (#2A2A2A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#2B2A27 color codes

HEX	`#2B2A27`
RGB	`rgb(43, 42, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 16.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 5%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 9%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.07, -0.24, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.07, 2.13, 96.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.19, 2.316, 2.251)`
Decimal	`2828839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B2A27, 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 #2B2A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #2B2A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2a27; }
.text { color: #2b2a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 42 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2a27, #2a2b27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2B2A27?: #2B2A27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color The End. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B2A27?: The RGB value is 43, 42, 39: 43 red, 42 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B2A27?: The complementary color is #27282B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.