What color is #2D171B?

#2D171B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D171B?

The RGB value is 45, 23, 27: 45 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D171B?

The complementary color is #172D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D171B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D171B color

#2D171B rgb(45, 23, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D171B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 9% green and 10.6% blue (45, 23, 27).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 40% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.8:1).

#2D171B color codes

HEX	`#2D171B`
RGB	`rgb(45, 23, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 49%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 40%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.92, 11.74, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.92, 11.91, 9.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.586, 1.25, 1.194)`
Decimal	`2955035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D171B, 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 #2D171B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D171B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #2D171B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d171b; }
.text { color: #2d171b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d171b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 23 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d171b, #2d1e17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2D171B?: #2D171B is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D171B?: The RGB value is 45, 23, 27: 45 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D171B?: The complementary color is #172D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D171B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.