Information about #2F291B color

#2F291B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2F291B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 41, 27) — 18.4% red, 16.1% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 8 / 82. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #2F291B leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wood Bark (#302621). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cocoa Brown (#35281E) and Legal Dye (#2E211B).

The recipe behind #2F291B is rgb(47, 41, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #2F291B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2F291B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2F291B color variations

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#2F291B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2F291B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wood Bark color link
Wood Bark

#302621

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Maire color link
Maire

#2A2922

Black Magic color link
Black Magic

#332C22

Ivory Black color link
Ivory Black

#292421

Karaka color link
Karaka

#2D2D24

Pine Tree color link
Pine Tree

#2A2F23

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Bokara Grey color link
Bokara Grey

#2A2725

Rangitoto color link
Rangitoto

#2E3222

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F291B
  • RGB47, 41, 27
  • CMYK0, 2, 8, 82
  • CSSrgb(47, 41, 27)
  • HSL42°, 27%, 15%
  • HSL Precise42°, 27.027%, 14.51%
  • HSV42°, 43%, 18%
  • HSB42°, 43%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.161, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.161, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.161, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2F291B
  • DECIMAL ID3090715
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01