What color is #2F302A?

#2F302A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F302A?

The RGB value is 47, 48, 42: 47 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F302A?

The complementary color is #2B2A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F302A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F302A color

#2F302A rgb(47, 48, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F302A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 18.8% green and 16.5% blue (47, 48, 42).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 7% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#2F302A color codes

HEX	`#2F302A`
RGB	`rgb(47, 48, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 18.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 7%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 13%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.58, -1.8, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.58, 4.11, 115.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.647, 2.885, 2.608)`
Decimal	`3092522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F302A, 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 #2F302A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F302A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #2F302A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f302a; }
.text { color: #2f302a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f302a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 48 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f302a, #2c302a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2F302A?: #2F302A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F302A?: The RGB value is 47, 48, 42: 47 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F302A?: The complementary color is #2B2A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F302A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.