What color is #2F2537?

#2F2537 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2537?

The RGB value is 47, 37, 55: 47 red, 37 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2537?

The complementary color is #2D3725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2537 color

#2F2537 rgb(47, 37, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2F2537 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 14.5% green and 21.6% blue (47, 37, 55).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#2F2537 color codes

HEX	`#2F2537`
RGB	`rgb(47, 37, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 14.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 33%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.52, 8.99, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.52, 13.36, 312.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.523, 2.203, 3.906)`
Decimal	`3089719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2537, 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 #2F2537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2F2537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2537; }
.text { color: #2f2537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 37 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2537, #372536); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F2537?: #2F2537 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2537?: The RGB value is 47, 37, 55: 47 red, 37 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2537?: The complementary color is #2D3725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.