What color is #2B271E?

#2B271E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B271E?

The RGB value is 43, 39, 30: 43 red, 39 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B271E?

The complementary color is #1E222B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B271E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B271E color

#2B271E rgb(43, 39, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B271E is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 15.3% green and 11.8% blue (43, 39, 30).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#2B271E color codes

HEX	`#2B271E`
RGB	`rgb(43, 39, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 15.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 30%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.79, -0.01, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.79, 6.63, 90.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.956, 2.058, 1.522)`
Decimal	`2828062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B271E, 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 #2B271E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B271E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2B271E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b271e; }
.text { color: #2b271e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b271e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 39 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b271e, #292b1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2B271E?: #2B271E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B271E?: The RGB value is 43, 39, 30: 43 red, 39 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B271E?: The complementary color is #1E222B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B271E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.