What color is #2D2838?

#2D2838 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D2838?

The RGB value is 45, 40, 56: 45 red, 40 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D2838?

The complementary color is #333828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D2838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D2838 color

#2D2838 rgb(45, 40, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D2838 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 15.7% green and 22% blue (45, 40, 56).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Haiti (#2C2A35), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#2D2838 color codes

HEX	`#2D2838`
RGB	`rgb(45, 40, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 15.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 29%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.28, 6.33, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.28, 11.38, 303.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.555, 2.361, 4.062)`
Decimal	`2959416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D2838, 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 #2D2838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D2838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #2D2838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d2838; }
.text { color: #2d2838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 40 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d2838, #352838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D2838?: #2D2838 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haiti. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D2838?: The RGB value is 45, 40, 56: 45 red, 40 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D2838?: The complementary color is #333828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D2838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.