What color is #2C212F?

#2C212F 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 #2C212F?

The RGB value is 44, 33, 47: 44 red, 33 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C212F?

The complementary color is #242F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C212F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C212F color

#2C212F rgb(44, 33, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C212F is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 12.9% green and 18.4% blue (44, 33, 47).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 18% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#2C212F color codes

HEX	`#2C212F`
RGB	`rgb(44, 33, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 12.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 18%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 30%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.56, 8.48, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.56, 11.16, 319.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.096, 1.828, 2.931)`
Decimal	`2892079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C212F, 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 #2C212F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C212F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #2C212F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c212f; }
.text { color: #2c212f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c212f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 33 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c212f, #2f212b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2C212F?: #2C212F 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 #2C212F?: The RGB value is 44, 33, 47: 44 red, 33 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C212F?: The complementary color is #242F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C212F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.