What color is #2D052E?

#2D052E is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D052E?

The RGB value is 45, 5, 46: 45 red, 5 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D052E?

The complementary color is #062E05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D052E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D052E color

#2D052E rgb(45, 5, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D052E is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 2% green and 18% blue (45, 5, 46).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#2D052E color codes

HEX	`#2D052E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 5, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 89%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 89%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.8, 26.33, -17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.8, 31.36, 327.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.63, 0.864, 2.665)`
Decimal	`2950446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D052E, 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 #2D052E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D052E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #2D052E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d052e; }
.text { color: #2d052e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d052e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 5 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d052e, #2e051b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D052E?: #2D052E is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D052E?: The RGB value is 45, 5, 46: 45 red, 5 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D052E?: The complementary color is #062E05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D052E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.