What color is #2D2433?

#2D2433 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D2433?

The RGB value is 45, 36, 51: 45 red, 36 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D2433?

The complementary color is #2A3324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D2433?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D2433 color

#2D2433 rgb(45, 36, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D2433 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 14.1% green and 20% blue (45, 36, 51).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 17% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#2D2433 color codes

HEX	`#2D2433`
RGB	`rgb(45, 36, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 14.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 17%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 29%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.79, 7.81, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.79, 11.33, 313.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.311, 2.059, 3.407)`
Decimal	`2958387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D2433, 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 #2D2433	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D2433 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2D2433 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d2433; }
.text { color: #2d2433; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2433; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 36 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d2433, #332432); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D2433?: #2D2433 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D2433?: The RGB value is 45, 36, 51: 45 red, 36 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D2433?: The complementary color is #2A3324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D2433?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.