What color is #2E0E17?

#2E0E17 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E0E17?

The RGB value is 46, 14, 23: 46 red, 14 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E0E17?

The complementary color is #0E2E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E0E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E0E17 color

#2E0E17 rgb(46, 14, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E0E17 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 5.5% green and 9% blue (46, 14, 23).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 53% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 50% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#2E0E17 color codes

HEX	`#2E0E17`
RGB	`rgb(46, 14, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 5.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 53%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 70%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 50%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.63, 17.53, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.63, 17.61, 5.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.438, 0.957, 0.919)`
Decimal	`3018263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E0E17, 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 #2E0E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E0E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #2E0E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e0e17; }
.text { color: #2e0e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e0e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 14 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e0e17, #2e150e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E0E17?: #2E0E17 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E0E17?: The RGB value is 46, 14, 23: 46 red, 14 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E0E17?: The complementary color is #0E2E25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E0E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.