What color is #2F1C22?

#2F1C22 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 #2F1C22?

The RGB value is 47, 28, 34: 47 red, 28 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F1C22?

The complementary color is #1C2F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F1C22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F1C22 color

#2F1C22 rgb(47, 28, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F1C22 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 11% green and 13.3% blue (47, 28, 34).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 25% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 28% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#2F1C22 color codes

HEX	`#2F1C22`
RGB	`rgb(47, 28, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 11%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 25%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 40%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 28%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.93, 10.45, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.93, 10.46, 358.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.876, 1.55, 1.714)`
Decimal	`3087394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F1C22, 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 #2F1C22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F1C22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #2F1C22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f1c22; }
.text { color: #2f1c22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1c22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 28 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f1c22, #2f201c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2F1C22?: #2F1C22 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 #2F1C22?: The RGB value is 47, 28, 34: 47 red, 28 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F1C22?: The complementary color is #1C2F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F1C22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.