What color is #2D0331?

#2D0331 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D0331?

The RGB value is 45, 3, 49: 45 red, 3 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D0331?

The complementary color is #073103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D0331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D0331 color

#2D0331 rgb(45, 3, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D0331 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 1.2% green and 19.2% blue (45, 3, 49).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Coal Mine (#220033), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#2D0331 color codes

HEX	`#2D0331`
RGB	`rgb(45, 3, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 1.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 88%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 94%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 94%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.63, 28.1, -19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.63, 34.22, 325.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.669, 0.845, 2.98)`
Decimal	`2949937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D0331, 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 #2D0331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D0331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #2D0331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d0331; }
.text { color: #2d0331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d0331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 3 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d0331, #31031e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D0331?: #2D0331 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D0331?: The RGB value is 45, 3, 49: 45 red, 3 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D0331?: The complementary color is #073103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D0331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.