What color is #2D1A25?

#2D1A25 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D1A25?

The RGB value is 45, 26, 37: 45 red, 26 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D1A25?

The complementary color is #1A2D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D1A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D1A25 color

#2D1A25 rgb(45, 26, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2D1A25 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 10.2% green and 14.5% blue (45, 26, 37).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 27% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 18% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#2D1A25 color codes

HEX	`#2D1A25`
RGB	`rgb(45, 26, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 10.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 27%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 42%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 18%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.16, 11.54, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.16, 12.1, 342.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.786, 1.43, 1.932)`
Decimal	`2955813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D1A25, 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 #2D1A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D1A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #2D1A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d1a25; }
.text { color: #2d1a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d1a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 26 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d1a25, #2d1a1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D1A25?: #2D1A25 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D1A25?: The RGB value is 45, 26, 37: 45 red, 26 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D1A25?: The complementary color is #1A2D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D1A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.