What color is #2F232B?

#2F232B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F232B?

The RGB value is 47, 35, 43: 47 red, 35 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F232B?

The complementary color is #232F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F232B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F232B color

#2F232B rgb(47, 35, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F232B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 13.7% green and 16.9% blue (47, 35, 43).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 15% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 9% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#2F232B color codes

HEX	`#2F232B`
RGB	`rgb(47, 35, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 13.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 15%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 26%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.39, 7.41, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.39, 8.04, 337.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.209, 1.981, 2.551)`
Decimal	`3089195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F232B, 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 #2F232B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F232B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #2F232B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f232b; }
.text { color: #2f232b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f232b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 35 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f232b, #2f2325); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2F232B?: #2F232B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F232B?: The RGB value is 47, 35, 43: 47 red, 35 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F232B?: The complementary color is #232F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F232B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.