What color is #2D020F?

#2D020F is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D020F?

The RGB value is 45, 2, 15: 45 red, 2 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D020F?

The complementary color is #022D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D020F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D020F color

#2D020F rgb(45, 2, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D020F is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 0.8% green and 5.9% blue (45, 2, 15).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 91% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 67% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#2D020F color codes

HEX	`#2D020F`
RGB	`rgb(45, 2, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 0.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 91%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 96%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 67%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.74, 22.38, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.74, 22.53, 6.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.19, 0.636, 0.512)`
Decimal	`2949647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D020F, 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 #2D020F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D020F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #2D020F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d020f; }
.text { color: #2d020f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d020f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 2 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d020f, #2d0a02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #2D020F?: #2D020F is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D020F?: The RGB value is 45, 2, 15: 45 red, 2 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D020F?: The complementary color is #022D20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D020F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.