What color is #2D110E?

#2D110E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D110E?

The RGB value is 45, 17, 14: 45 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D110E?

The complementary color is #0E2A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D110E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D110E color

#2D110E rgb(45, 17, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D110E is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 6.7% green and 5.5% blue (45, 17, 14).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 53% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 69% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#2D110E color codes

HEX	`#2D110E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 17, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 6.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 53%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 69%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 69%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.91, 14.06, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.91, 16.04, 28.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.362, 0.991, 0.535)`
Decimal	`2953486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D110E, 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 #2D110E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D110E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #2D110E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d110e; }
.text { color: #2d110e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d110e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 17 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d110e, #2d210e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2D110E?: #2D110E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D110E?: The RGB value is 45, 17, 14: 45 red, 17 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D110E?: The complementary color is #0E2A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D110E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.