What color is #2D253A?

#2D253A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D253A?

The RGB value is 45, 37, 58: 45 red, 37 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D253A?

The complementary color is #323A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D253A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D253A color

#2D253A rgb(45, 37, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2D253A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 14.5% green and 22.7% blue (45, 37, 58).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#2D253A color codes

HEX	`#2D253A`
RGB	`rgb(45, 37, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 14.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.44, 9.03, -12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.44, 15.13, 306.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.507, 2.187, 4.292)`
Decimal	`2958650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D253A, 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 #2D253A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D253A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2D253A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d253a; }
.text { color: #2d253a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d253a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 37 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d253a, #38253a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D253A?: #2D253A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D253A?: The RGB value is 45, 37, 58: 45 red, 37 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D253A?: The complementary color is #323A25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D253A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.