What color is #2D2B27?

#2D2B27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D2B27?

The RGB value is 45, 43, 39: 45 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D2B27?

The complementary color is #27292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D2B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D2B27 color

#2D2B27 rgb(45, 43, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D2B27 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 16.9% green and 15.3% blue (45, 43, 39).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 7% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Holy Crow (#332F2C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#2D2B27 color codes

HEX	`#2D2B27`
RGB	`rgb(45, 43, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 16.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 7%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 13%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.61, 0.01, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.61, 2.93, 89.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.312, 2.432, 2.267)`
Decimal	`2960167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D2B27, 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 #2D2B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D2B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #2D2B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d2b27; }
.text { color: #2d2b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 43 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d2b27, #2c2d27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2D2B27?: #2D2B27 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Holy Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D2B27?: The RGB value is 45, 43, 39: 45 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D2B27?: The complementary color is #27292D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D2B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.