What color is #2D1F29?

#2D1F29 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D1F29?

The RGB value is 45, 31, 41: 45 red, 31 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D1F29?

The complementary color is #1F2D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D1F29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D1F29 color

#2D1F29 rgb(45, 31, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D1F29 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 12.2% green and 16.1% blue (45, 31, 41).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 18% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 9% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#2D1F29 color codes

HEX	`#2D1F29`
RGB	`rgb(45, 31, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 12.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 18%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 31%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 9%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.82, 8.89, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.82, 9.77, 335.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.972, 1.698, 2.321)`
Decimal	`2957097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D1F29, 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 #2D1F29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D1F29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #2D1F29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d1f29; }
.text { color: #2d1f29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d1f29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 31 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d1f29, #2d1f22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D1F29?: #2D1F29 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D1F29?: The RGB value is 45, 31, 41: 45 red, 31 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D1F29?: The complementary color is #1F2D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D1F29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.