What color is #2F201F?

#2F201F 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 #2F201F?

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

What is the complementary color of #2F201F?

The complementary color is #1F2E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F201F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F201F color

#2F201F rgb(47, 32, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F201F is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 4°, with 21% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 34% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#2F201F color codes

HEX	`#2F201F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 32, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 12.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 21%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 34%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 34%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.04, 7.08, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.04, 7.91, 26.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.936, 1.736, 1.529)`
Decimal	`3088415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F201F, 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 #2F201F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F201F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #2F201F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f201f; }
.text { color: #2f201f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f201f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 32 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f201f, #2f281f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2F201F?: #2F201F 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 #2F201F?: The RGB value is 47, 32, 31: 47 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F201F?: The complementary color is #1F2E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F201F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.