What color is #2D211E?

#2D211E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D211E?

The RGB value is 45, 33, 30: 45 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D211E?

The complementary color is #1E2A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D211E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D211E color

#2D211E rgb(45, 33, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D211E is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 12.9% green and 11.8% blue (45, 33, 30).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 20% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 33% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#2D211E color codes

HEX	`#2D211E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 33, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 12.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 20%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 33%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 33%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.06, 5.2, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.06, 6.71, 39.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.86, 1.739, 1.466)`
Decimal	`2957598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D211E, 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 #2D211E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D211E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #2D211E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d211e; }
.text { color: #2d211e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d211e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 33 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d211e, #2d291e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2D211E?: #2D211E is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D211E?: The RGB value is 45, 33, 30: 45 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D211E?: The complementary color is #1E2A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D211E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.