What color is #2F1530?

#2F1530 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F1530?

The RGB value is 47, 21, 48: 47 red, 21 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F1530?

The complementary color is #163015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F1530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F1530 color

#2F1530 rgb(47, 21, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F1530 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 8.2% green and 18.8% blue (47, 21, 48).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 39% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#2F1530 color codes

HEX	`#2F1530`
RGB	`rgb(47, 21, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 8.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 39%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 56%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 56%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.65, 18.26, -12.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.65, 22.08, 325.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.974, 1.354, 2.953)`
Decimal	`3085616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F1530, 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 #2F1530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F1530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #2F1530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f1530; }
.text { color: #2f1530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 21 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f1530, #301523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #2F1530?: #2F1530 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F1530?: The RGB value is 47, 21, 48: 47 red, 21 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F1530?: The complementary color is #163015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F1530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.