What color is #2F281E?

#2F281E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F281E?

The RGB value is 47, 40, 30: 47 red, 40 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F281E?

The complementary color is #1E252F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F281E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F281E color

#2F281E rgb(47, 40, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F281E is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 15.7% green and 11.8% blue (47, 40, 30).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 22% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 36% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#2F281E color codes

HEX	`#2F281E`
RGB	`rgb(47, 40, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 15.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 22%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 36%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 36%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.58, 1.31, 7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.58, 7.9, 80.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.165, 2.216, 1.542)`
Decimal	`3090462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F281E, 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 #2F281E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F281E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #2F281E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f281e; }
.text { color: #2f281e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f281e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 40 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f281e, #2e2f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2F281E?: #2F281E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F281E?: The RGB value is 47, 40, 30: 47 red, 40 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F281E?: The complementary color is #1E252F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F281E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.