What color is #2F0018?

#2F0018 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F0018?

The RGB value is 47, 0, 24: 47 red, 0 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F0018?

The complementary color is #002F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F0018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F0018 color

#2F0018 rgb(47, 0, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F0018 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 0% green and 9.4% blue (47, 0, 24).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 49% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.52:1).

#2F0018 color codes

HEX	`#2F0018`
RGB	`rgb(47, 0, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 0%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 49%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.06, 25.64, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.06, 25.78, 353.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.337, 0.67, 0.923)`
Decimal	`3080216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F0018, 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 #2F0018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F0018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #2F0018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f0018; }
.text { color: #2f0018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f0018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 0 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f0018, #2f0001); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F0018?: #2F0018 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F0018?: The RGB value is 47, 0, 24: 47 red, 0 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F0018?: The complementary color is #002F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F0018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.