What color is #2D071B?

#2D071B is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D071B?

The RGB value is 45, 7, 27: 45 red, 7 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D071B?

The complementary color is #072D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D071B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D071B color

#2D071B rgb(45, 7, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D071B is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 2.7% green and 10.6% blue (45, 7, 27).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 73% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 40% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#2D071B color codes

HEX	`#2D071B`
RGB	`rgb(45, 7, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 2.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 73%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 84%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 40%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.13, 21.58, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.13, 21.88, 350.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.356, 0.789, 1.118)`
Decimal	`2950939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D071B, 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 #2D071B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D071B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #2D071B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d071b; }
.text { color: #2d071b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d071b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 7 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d071b, #2d0708); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D071B?: #2D071B is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D071B?: The RGB value is 45, 7, 27: 45 red, 7 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D071B?: The complementary color is #072D19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D071B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.