What color is #2F0000?

#2F0000 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F0000?

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

What is the complementary color of #2F0000?

The complementary color is #002F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F0000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F0000 color

#2F0000 rgb(47, 0, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F0000 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 0% green and 0% blue (47, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#2F0000 color codes

HEX	`#2F0000`
RGB	`rgb(47, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.46, 23.02, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.46, 24.59, 20.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.172, 0.605, 0.055)`
Decimal	`3080192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F0000, 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 #2F0000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F0000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #2F0000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f0000; }
.text { color: #2f0000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f0000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f0000, #2f1800); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2F0000?: #2F0000 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F0000?: The RGB value is 47, 0, 0: 47 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F0000?: The complementary color is #002F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F0000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.