What color is #2D1B10?

#2D1B10 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 #2D1B10?

The RGB value is 45, 27, 16: 45 red, 27 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D1B10?

The complementary color is #10222D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D1B10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D1B10 color

#2D1B10 rgb(45, 27, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D1B10 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 10.6% green and 6.3% blue (45, 27, 16).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 48% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 64% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#2D1B10 color codes

HEX	`#2D1B10`
RGB	`rgb(45, 27, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 10.6%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 48%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 64%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 64%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.82, 7.37, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.82, 13.02, 55.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.568, 1.379, 0.674)`
Decimal	`2956048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D1B10, 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 #2D1B10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D1B10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #2D1B10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d1b10; }
.text { color: #2d1b10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d1b10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 27 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d1b10, #2d2a10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2D1B10?: #2D1B10 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 #2D1B10?: The RGB value is 45, 27, 16: 45 red, 27 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D1B10?: The complementary color is #10222D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D1B10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.