What color is #2D283D?

#2D283D is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D283D?

The RGB value is 45, 40, 61: 45 red, 40 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D283D?

The complementary color is #383D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D283D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D283D color

#2D283D rgb(45, 40, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D283D is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 15.7% green and 23.9% blue (45, 40, 61).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 21% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#2D283D color codes

HEX	`#2D283D`
RGB	`rgb(45, 40, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 15.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 21%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 34%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 34%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.52, 7.77, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.52, 14.77, 301.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.683, 2.412, 4.738)`
Decimal	`2959421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D283D, 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 #2D283D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D283D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #2D283D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d283d; }
.text { color: #2d283d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d283d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 40 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d283d, #37283d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D283D?: #2D283D is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D283D?: The RGB value is 45, 40, 61: 45 red, 40 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D283D?: The complementary color is #383D28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D283D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.