What color is #2D2A21?

#2D2A21 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 #2D2A21?

The RGB value is 45, 42, 33: 45 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D2A21?

The complementary color is #21242D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D2A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D2A21 color

#2D2A21 rgb(45, 42, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D2A21 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 16.5% green and 12.9% blue (45, 42, 33).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 15% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 27% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#2D2A21 color codes

HEX	`#2D2A21`
RGB	`rgb(45, 42, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 16.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 15%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 27%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.1, -0.52, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.1, 6.41, 94.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.185, 2.324, 1.772)`
Decimal	`2959905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D2A21, 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 #2D2A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D2A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #2D2A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d2a21; }
.text { color: #2d2a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 42 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d2a21, #2a2d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2D2A21?: #2D2A21 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 #2D2A21?: The RGB value is 45, 42, 33: 45 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D2A21?: The complementary color is #21242D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D2A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.