What color is #2F1115?

#2F1115 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F1115?

The RGB value is 47, 17, 21: 47 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F1115?

The complementary color is #112F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F1115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F1115 color

#2F1115 rgb(47, 17, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F1115 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 6.7% green and 8.2% blue (47, 17, 21).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 47% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 55% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#2F1115 color codes

HEX	`#2F1115`
RGB	`rgb(47, 17, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 6.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 47%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 64%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 55%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.48, 15.83, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.48, 16.43, 15.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.508, 1.06, 0.834)`
Decimal	`3084565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F1115, 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 #2F1115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F1115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #2F1115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f1115; }
.text { color: #2f1115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 17 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f1115, #2f1c11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #2F1115?: #2F1115 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F1115?: The RGB value is 47, 17, 21: 47 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F1115?: The complementary color is #112F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F1115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.