What color is #2F2732?

#2F2732 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 #2F2732?

The RGB value is 47, 39, 50: 47 red, 39 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2732?

The complementary color is #2A3227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2732?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2732 color

#2F2732 rgb(47, 39, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F2732 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 15.3% green and 19.6% blue (47, 39, 50).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 12% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#2F2732 color codes

HEX	`#2F2732`
RGB	`rgb(47, 39, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 15.3%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 12%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 22%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.92, 6.27, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.92, 8.52, 317.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.473, 2.286, 3.328)`
Decimal	`3090226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2732, 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 #2F2732	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2732 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #2F2732 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2732; }
.text { color: #2f2732; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2732; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 39 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2732, #322730); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2F2732?: #2F2732 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 #2F2732?: The RGB value is 47, 39, 50: 47 red, 39 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2732?: The complementary color is #2A3227, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2732?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.