What color is #2C1E28?

#2C1E28 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 #2C1E28?

The RGB value is 44, 30, 40: 44 red, 30 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C1E28?

The complementary color is #1E2C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C1E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C1E28 color

#2C1E28 rgb(44, 30, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C1E28 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 11.8% green and 15.7% blue (44, 30, 40).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 19% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 9% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#2C1E28 color codes

HEX	`#2C1E28`
RGB	`rgb(44, 30, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 11.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 19%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 32%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 9%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.34, 8.92, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.34, 9.8, 335.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.886, 1.617, 2.22)`
Decimal	`2891304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C1E28, 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 #2C1E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C1E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #2C1E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c1e28; }
.text { color: #2c1e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c1e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 30 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c1e28, #2c1e21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2C1E28?: #2C1E28 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 #2C1E28?: The RGB value is 44, 30, 40: 44 red, 30 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C1E28?: The complementary color is #1E2C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C1E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.