What color is #2E101C?

#2E101C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E101C?

The RGB value is 46, 16, 28: 46 red, 16 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E101C?

The complementary color is #102E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E101C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E101C color

#2E101C rgb(46, 16, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E101C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 6.3% green and 11% blue (46, 16, 28).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 48% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 39% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#2E101C color codes

HEX	`#2E101C`
RGB	`rgb(46, 16, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 6.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 48%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 65%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 39%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.28, 17.04, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.28, 17.08, 356.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.522, 1.035, 1.218)`
Decimal	`3018780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E101C, 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 #2E101C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E101C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #2E101C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e101c; }
.text { color: #2e101c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e101c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 16 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e101c, #2e1310); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E101C?: #2E101C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E101C?: The RGB value is 46, 16, 28: 46 red, 16 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E101C?: The complementary color is #102E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E101C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.