What color is #2F2733?

#2F2733 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 #2F2733?

The RGB value is 47, 39, 51: 47 red, 39 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2733?

The complementary color is #2B3327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2733?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2733 color

#2F2733 rgb(47, 39, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F2733 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 15.3% green and 20% blue (47, 39, 51).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#2F2733 color codes

HEX	`#2F2733`
RGB	`rgb(47, 39, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 15.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 24%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.96, 6.53, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.96, 9.15, 315.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.495, 2.294, 3.443)`
Decimal	`3090227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2733, 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 #2F2733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #2F2733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2733; }
.text { color: #2f2733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 39 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2733, #332731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F2733?: #2F2733 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 #2F2733?: The RGB value is 47, 39, 51: 47 red, 39 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2733?: The complementary color is #2B3327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2733?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.