What color is #2A1E17?

#2A1E17 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A1E17?

The RGB value is 42, 30, 23: 42 red, 30 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A1E17?

The complementary color is #17232A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A1E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A1E17 color

#2A1E17 rgb(42, 30, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A1E17 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 11.8% green and 9% blue (42, 30, 23).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 29% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 45% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#2A1E17 color codes

HEX	`#2A1E17`
RGB	`rgb(42, 30, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 11.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 29%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 45%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 45%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.5, 4.61, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.5, 8.43, 56.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.574, 1.483, 1.014)`
Decimal	`2760215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A1E17, 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 #2A1E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A1E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #2A1E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a1e17; }
.text { color: #2a1e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a1e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 30 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a1e17, #2a2817); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2A1E17?: #2A1E17 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A1E17?: The RGB value is 42, 30, 23: 42 red, 30 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A1E17?: The complementary color is #17232A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A1E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.