What color is #2F171F?

#2F171F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F171F?

The RGB value is 47, 23, 31: 47 red, 23 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F171F?

The complementary color is #172F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F171F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F171F color

#2F171F rgb(47, 23, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F171F is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 9% green and 12.2% blue (47, 23, 31).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 34% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 34% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#2F171F color codes

HEX	`#2F171F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 23, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 34%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 51%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 34%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.39, 13.37, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.39, 13.37, 358.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.726, 1.316, 1.459)`
Decimal	`3086111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F171F, 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 #2F171F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F171F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #2F171F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f171f; }
.text { color: #2f171f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f171f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 23 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f171f, #2f1b17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F171F?: #2F171F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F171F?: The RGB value is 47, 23, 31: 47 red, 23 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F171F?: The complementary color is #172F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F171F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.