What color is #2F1923?

#2F1923 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F1923?

The RGB value is 47, 25, 35: 47 red, 25 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F1923?

The complementary color is #192F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F1923?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F1923 color

#2F1923 rgb(47, 25, 35)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F1923 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 9.8% green and 13.7% blue (47, 25, 35).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 31% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 26% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#2F1923 color codes

HEX	`#2F1923`
RGB	`rgb(47, 25, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 9.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 31%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 47%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 26%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.1, 12.74, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.1, 12.93, 350.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.823, 1.421, 1.768)`
Decimal	`3086627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F1923, 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 #2F1923	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F1923 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #2F1923 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f1923; }
.text { color: #2f1923; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1923; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 25 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f1923, #2f1a19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F1923?: #2F1923 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F1923?: The RGB value is 47, 25, 35: 47 red, 25 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F1923?: The complementary color is #192F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F1923?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.