What color is #2F2C2C?

#2F2C2C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2C2C?

The RGB value is 47, 44, 44: 47 red, 44 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2C2C?

The complementary color is #2C2F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2C2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2C2C color

#2F2C2C rgb(47, 44, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F2C2C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 17.3% green and 17.3% blue (47, 44, 44).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#2F2C2C color codes

HEX	`#2F2C2C`
RGB	`rgb(47, 44, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 17.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 6%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.31, 1.35, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.31, 1.44, 19.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.528, 2.588, 2.749)`
Decimal	`3091500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2C2C, 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 #2F2C2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2C2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #2F2C2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2c2c; }
.text { color: #2f2c2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2c2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 44 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2c2c, #2f2e2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2F2C2C?: #2F2C2C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2C2C?: The RGB value is 47, 44, 44: 47 red, 44 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2C2C?: The complementary color is #2C2F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2C2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.