What color is #2F263B?

#2F263B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F263B?

The RGB value is 47, 38, 59: 47 red, 38 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F263B?

The complementary color is #323B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F263B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F263B color

#2F263B rgb(47, 38, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2F263B is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 14.9% green and 23.1% blue (47, 38, 59).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#2F263B color codes

HEX	`#2F263B`
RGB	`rgb(47, 38, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 14.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.02, 9.38, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.02, 15.17, 308.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.655, 2.306, 4.442)`
Decimal	`3089979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F263B, 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 #2F263B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F263B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #2F263B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f263b; }
.text { color: #2f263b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f263b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 38 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f263b, #3a263b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F263B?: #2F263B is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F263B?: The RGB value is 47, 38, 59: 47 red, 38 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F263B?: The complementary color is #323B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F263B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.