What color is #2F242F?

#2F242F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F242F?

The RGB value is 47, 36, 47: 47 red, 36 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F242F?

The complementary color is #242F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F242F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F242F color

#2F242F rgb(47, 36, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F242F is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 14.1% green and 18.4% blue (47, 36, 47).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#2F242F color codes

HEX	`#2F242F`
RGB	`rgb(47, 36, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 14.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 23%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.86, 7.64, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.86, 9.28, 325.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.316, 2.071, 2.967)`
Decimal	`3089455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F242F, 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 #2F242F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F242F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2F242F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f242f; }
.text { color: #2f242f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f242f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 36 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f242f, #2f2429); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F242F?: #2F242F is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F242F?: The RGB value is 47, 36, 47: 47 red, 36 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F242F?: The complementary color is #242F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F242F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.