What color is #2F2615?

#2F2615 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2615?

The RGB value is 47, 38, 21: 47 red, 38 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2615?

The complementary color is #151E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2615?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2615 color

#2F2615 rgb(47, 38, 21)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2F2615 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 14.9% green and 8.2% blue (47, 38, 21).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 55% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#2F2615 color codes

HEX	`#2F2615`
RGB	`rgb(47, 38, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 14.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 55%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 55%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.72, 1.33, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.72, 12.9, 84.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.001, 2.045, 0.999)`
Decimal	`3089941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2615, 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 #2F2615	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2615 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #2F2615 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2615; }
.text { color: #2f2615; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2615; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 38 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2615, #2b2f15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2F2615?: #2F2615 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2615?: The RGB value is 47, 38, 21: 47 red, 38 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2615?: The complementary color is #151E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2615?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.