What color is #2D1224?

#2D1224 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D1224?

The RGB value is 45, 18, 36: 45 red, 18 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D1224?

The complementary color is #122D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D1224?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D1224 color

#2D1224 rgb(45, 18, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D1224 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 7.1% green and 14.1% blue (45, 18, 36).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 43% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 20% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#2D1224 color codes

HEX	`#2D1224`
RGB	`rgb(45, 18, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 7.1%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 43%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 60%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 20%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.94, 16.79, -6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.94, 17.91, 339.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.617, 1.118, 1.799)`
Decimal	`2953764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D1224, 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 #2D1224	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D1224 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #2D1224 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d1224; }
.text { color: #2d1224; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d1224; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 18 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d1224, #2d1217); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2D1224?: #2D1224 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D1224?: The RGB value is 45, 18, 36: 45 red, 18 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D1224?: The complementary color is #122D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D1224?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.