What color is #2E272F?

#2E272F 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 #2E272F?

The RGB value is 46, 39, 47: 46 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E272F?

The complementary color is #282F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E272F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E272F color

#2E272F rgb(46, 39, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E272F is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 15.3% green and 18.4% blue (46, 39, 47).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 9% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#2E272F color codes

HEX	`#2E272F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 39, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 15.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 9%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 17%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.69, 5.09, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.69, 6.49, 321.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.365, 2.237, 2.996)`
Decimal	`3024687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E272F, 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 #2E272F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E272F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #2E272F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e272f; }
.text { color: #2e272f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e272f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 39 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e272f, #2f272c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2E272F?: #2E272F 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 #2E272F?: The RGB value is 46, 39, 47: 46 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E272F?: The complementary color is #282F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E272F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.