What color is #2E0713?

#2E0713 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E0713?

The RGB value is 46, 7, 19: 46 red, 7 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E0713?

The complementary color is #072E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E0713?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E0713 color

#2E0713 rgb(46, 7, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E0713 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 2.7% green and 7.5% blue (46, 7, 19).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 74% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 59% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#2E0713 color codes

HEX	`#2E0713`
RGB	`rgb(46, 7, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 2.7%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 74%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 85%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 59%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.05, 20.86, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.05, 20.97, 5.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.32, 0.78, 0.697)`
Decimal	`3016467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E0713, 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 #2E0713	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E0713 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #2E0713 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e0713; }
.text { color: #2e0713; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e0713; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 7 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e0713, #2e0f07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E0713?: #2E0713 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E0713?: The RGB value is 46, 7, 19: 46 red, 7 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E0713?: The complementary color is #072E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E0713?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.