What color is #2D272F?

#2D272F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D272F?

The RGB value is 45, 39, 47: 45 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D272F?

The complementary color is #292F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D272F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D272F color

#2D272F rgb(45, 39, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D272F is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 15.3% green and 18.4% blue (45, 39, 47).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 9% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#2D272F color codes

HEX	`#2D272F`
RGB	`rgb(45, 39, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 15.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 9%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 17%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.57, 4.65, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.57, 6.27, 317.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.321, 2.214, 2.994)`
Decimal	`2959151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D272F, 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 #2D272F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D272F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #2D272F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d272f; }
.text { color: #2d272f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d272f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 39 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d272f, #2f272d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2D272F?: #2D272F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D272F?: The RGB value is 45, 39, 47: 45 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D272F?: The complementary color is #292F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D272F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.