What color is #2C191F?

#2C191F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C191F?

The RGB value is 44, 25, 31: 44 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C191F?

The complementary color is #192C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C191F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C191F color

#2C191F rgb(44, 25, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C191F is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 9.8% green and 12.2% blue (44, 25, 31).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 28% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 30% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#2C191F color codes

HEX	`#2C191F`
RGB	`rgb(44, 25, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 9.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 28%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 43%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 30%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.48, 10.58, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.48, 10.58, 358.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.634, 1.33, 1.467)`
Decimal	`2890015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C191F, 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 #2C191F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C191F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #2C191F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c191f; }
.text { color: #2c191f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c191f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 25 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c191f, #2c1d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2C191F?: #2C191F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C191F?: The RGB value is 44, 25, 31: 44 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C191F?: The complementary color is #192C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C191F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.