What color is #2F1231?

#2F1231 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F1231?

The RGB value is 47, 18, 49: 47 red, 18 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F1231?

The complementary color is #143112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F1231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F1231 color

#2F1231 rgb(47, 18, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F1231 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 7.1% green and 19.2% blue (47, 18, 49).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 46% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#2F1231 color codes

HEX	`#2F1231`
RGB	`rgb(47, 18, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 7.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 46%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 63%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 63%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.98, 20.4, -14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.98, 24.85, 325.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.943, 1.259, 3.046)`
Decimal	`3084849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F1231, 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 #2F1231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F1231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #2F1231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f1231; }
.text { color: #2f1231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 18 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f1231, #311224); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F1231?: #2F1231 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F1231?: The RGB value is 47, 18, 49: 47 red, 18 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F1231?: The complementary color is #143112, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F1231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.