What color is #2E1025?

#2E1025 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1025?

The RGB value is 46, 16, 37: 46 red, 16 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1025?

The complementary color is #102E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1025?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1025 color

#2E1025 rgb(46, 16, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E1025 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 6.3% green and 14.5% blue (46, 16, 37).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 48% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 20% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

#2E1025 color codes

HEX	`#2E1025`
RGB	`rgb(46, 16, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 6.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 48%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 65%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 20%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.68, 18.66, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.68, 20.06, 338.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.646, 1.085, 1.873)`
Decimal	`3018789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1025, 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 #2E1025	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1025 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #2E1025 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1025; }
.text { color: #2e1025; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1025; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 16 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1025, #2e1016); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E1025?: #2E1025 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1025?: The RGB value is 46, 16, 37: 46 red, 16 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1025?: The complementary color is #102E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1025?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.