What color is #2F190C?

#2F190C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F190C?

The RGB value is 47, 25, 12: 47 red, 25 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F190C?

The complementary color is #0C222F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F190C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F190C color

#2F190C rgb(47, 25, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F190C is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 9.8% green and 4.7% blue (47, 25, 12).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 59% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 74% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.6:1).

#2F190C color codes

HEX	`#2F190C`
RGB	`rgb(47, 25, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 9.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 59%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 74%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 74%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.46, 9.43, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.46, 15.51, 52.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.586, 1.326, 0.52)`
Decimal	`3086604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F190C, 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 #2F190C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F190C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.6:1	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 #2F190C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f190c; }
.text { color: #2f190c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f190c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 25 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f190c, #2f2a0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2F190C?: #2F190C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F190C?: The RGB value is 47, 25, 12: 47 red, 25 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F190C?: The complementary color is #0C222F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F190C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.