What color is #2F0410?

#2F0410 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F0410?

The RGB value is 47, 4, 16: 47 red, 4 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F0410?

The complementary color is #042F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F0410?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F0410 color

#2F0410 rgb(47, 4, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F0410 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 1.6% green and 6.3% blue (47, 4, 16).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 84% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 66% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nether (#2E0303), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.33:1).

#2F0410 color codes

HEX	`#2F0410`
RGB	`rgb(47, 4, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 1.6%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 84%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 91%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 66%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.58, 22.52, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.58, 22.76, 8.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.309, 0.729, 0.562)`
Decimal	`3081232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F0410, 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 #2F0410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F0410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #2F0410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f0410; }
.text { color: #2f0410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f0410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 4 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f0410, #2f0d04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #2F0410?: #2F0410 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Nether. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F0410?: The RGB value is 47, 4, 16: 47 red, 4 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F0410?: The complementary color is #042F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F0410?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.