What color is #2F1F20?

#2F1F20 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F1F20?

The RGB value is 47, 31, 32: 47 red, 31 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F1F20?

The complementary color is #1F2F2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F1F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F1F20 color

#2F1F20 rgb(47, 31, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F1F20 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 12.2% green and 12.5% blue (47, 31, 32).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 21% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 32% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.7:1).

#2F1F20 color codes

HEX	`#2F1F20`
RGB	`rgb(47, 31, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 12.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 21%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 34%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.76, 7.97, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.76, 8.32, 16.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.923, 1.689, 1.591)`
Decimal	`3088160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F1F20, 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 #2F1F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F1F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #2F1F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f1f20; }
.text { color: #2f1f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 31 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f1f20, #2f261f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2F1F20?: #2F1F20 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F1F20?: The RGB value is 47, 31, 32: 47 red, 31 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F1F20?: The complementary color is #1F2F2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F1F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.