What color is #2A200E?

#2A200E is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A200E?

The RGB value is 42, 32, 14: 42 red, 32 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A200E?

The complementary color is #0E182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A200E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A200E color

#2A200E rgb(42, 32, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2A200E is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 12.5% green and 5.5% blue (42, 32, 14).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 50% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 67% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#2A200E color codes

HEX	`#2A200E`
RGB	`rgb(42, 32, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 12.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 50%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 67%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 67%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.97, 1.96, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.97, 13.43, 81.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.551, 1.557, 0.634)`
Decimal	`2760718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A200E, 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 #2A200E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A200E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #2A200E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a200e; }
.text { color: #2a200e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a200e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 32 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a200e, #262a0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2A200E?: #2A200E is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A200E?: The RGB value is 42, 32, 14: 42 red, 32 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A200E?: The complementary color is #0E182A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A200E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.