What color is #2F0A19?

#2F0A19 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F0A19?

The RGB value is 47, 10, 25: 47 red, 10 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F0A19?

The complementary color is #0A2F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F0A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F0A19 color

#2F0A19 rgb(47, 10, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F0A19 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 3.9% green and 9.8% blue (47, 10, 25).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 65% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 47% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#2F0A19 color codes

HEX	`#2F0A19`
RGB	`rgb(47, 10, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 3.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 65%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 79%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 47%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.06, 20.5, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.06, 20.51, 358.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.456, 0.892, 1.015)`
Decimal	`3082777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F0A19, 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 #2F0A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F0A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #2F0A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f0a19; }
.text { color: #2f0a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f0a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 10 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f0a19, #2f0e0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F0A19?: #2F0A19 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F0A19?: The RGB value is 47, 10, 25: 47 red, 10 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F0A19?: The complementary color is #0A2F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F0A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.