What color is #2F210B?

#2F210B is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F210B?

The RGB value is 47, 33, 11: 47 red, 33 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F210B?

The complementary color is #0B192F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F210B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F210B color

#2F210B rgb(47, 33, 11)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2F210B is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 12.9% green and 4.3% blue (47, 33, 11).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 62% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 77% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#2F210B color codes

HEX	`#2F210B`
RGB	`rgb(47, 33, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 12.9%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 62%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 77%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 77%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.92, 3.72, 16.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.92, 16.5, 76.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.777, 1.716, 0.554)`
Decimal	`3088651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F210B, 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 #2F210B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F210B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	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 #2F210B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f210b; }
.text { color: #2f210b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f210b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 33 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f210b, #2b2f0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2F210B?: #2F210B is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F210B?: The RGB value is 47, 33, 11: 47 red, 33 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F210B?: The complementary color is #0B192F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F210B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.