What color is #2F231E?

#2F231E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F231E?

The RGB value is 47, 35, 30: 47 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F231E?

The complementary color is #1E2A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F231E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F231E color

#2F231E rgb(47, 35, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F231E is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 13.7% green and 11.8% blue (47, 35, 30).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 22% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 36% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#2F231E color codes

HEX	`#2F231E`
RGB	`rgb(47, 35, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 13.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 22%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 36%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 36%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.95, 4.79, 5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.95, 7.33, 49.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.008, 1.9, 1.489)`
Decimal	`3089182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F231E, 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 #2F231E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F231E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #2F231E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f231e; }
.text { color: #2f231e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f231e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 35 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f231e, #2f2c1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2F231E?: #2F231E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F231E?: The RGB value is 47, 35, 30: 47 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F231E?: The complementary color is #1E2A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F231E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.