What color is #2D0012?

#2D0012 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D0012?

The RGB value is 45, 0, 18: 45 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D0012?

The complementary color is #002D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D0012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D0012 color

#2D0012 rgb(45, 0, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D0012 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 0% green and 7.1% blue (45, 0, 18).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 60% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#2D0012 color codes

HEX	`#2D0012`
RGB	`rgb(45, 0, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 0%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 60%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.44, 23.76, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.44, 23.76, 1.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.191, 0.602, 0.626)`
Decimal	`2949138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D0012, 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 #2D0012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D0012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #2D0012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d0012; }
.text { color: #2d0012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d0012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 0 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d0012, #2d0400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D0012?: #2D0012 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D0012?: The RGB value is 45, 0, 18: 45 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D0012?: The complementary color is #002D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D0012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.