What color is #2E1F2B?

#2E1F2B is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1F2B?

The RGB value is 46, 31, 43: 46 red, 31 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1F2B?

The complementary color is #1F2E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1F2B color

#2E1F2B rgb(46, 31, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E1F2B is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 12.2% green and 16.9% blue (46, 31, 43).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 19% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 7% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#2E1F2B color codes

HEX	`#2E1F2B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 31, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 12.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 19%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 33%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 7%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.03, 9.79, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.03, 11.07, 332.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.053, 1.735, 2.512)`
Decimal	`3022635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1F2B, 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 #2E1F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #2E1F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1f2b; }
.text { color: #2e1f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 31 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1f2b, #2e1f23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E1F2B?: #2E1F2B is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1F2B?: The RGB value is 46, 31, 43: 46 red, 31 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1F2B?: The complementary color is #1F2E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.