What color is #2A1F14?

#2A1F14 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 #2A1F14?

The RGB value is 42, 31, 20: 42 red, 31 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A1F14?

The complementary color is #141F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A1F14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A1F14 color

#2A1F14 rgb(42, 31, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A1F14 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 12.2% green and 7.8% blue (42, 31, 20).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 52% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#2A1F14 color codes

HEX	`#2A1F14`
RGB	`rgb(42, 31, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 12.2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 52%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.75, 3.44, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.75, 10.1, 70.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.571, 1.523, 0.873)`
Decimal	`2760468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A1F14, 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 #2A1F14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A1F14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #2A1F14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a1f14; }
.text { color: #2a1f14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a1f14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 31 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a1f14, #2a2a14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2A1F14?: #2A1F14 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 #2A1F14?: The RGB value is 42, 31, 20: 42 red, 31 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A1F14?: The complementary color is #141F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A1F14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.