What color is #2F293E?

#2F293E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F293E?

The RGB value is 47, 41, 62: 47 red, 41 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F293E?

The complementary color is #383E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F293E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F293E color

#2F293E rgb(47, 41, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2F293E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 16.1% green and 24.3% blue (47, 41, 62).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 20% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#2F293E color codes

HEX	`#2F293E`
RGB	`rgb(47, 41, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 16.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 20%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 34%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.09, 8.12, -12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.09, 14.78, 303.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.835, 2.538, 4.897)`
Decimal	`3090750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F293E, 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 #2F293E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F293E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #2F293E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f293e; }
.text { color: #2f293e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f293e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 41 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f293e, #39293e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F293E?: #2F293E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F293E?: The RGB value is 47, 41, 62: 47 red, 41 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F293E?: The complementary color is #383E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F293E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.