What color is #2E1114?

#2E1114 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1114?

The RGB value is 46, 17, 20: 46 red, 17 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1114?

The complementary color is #112E2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1114?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1114 color

#2E1114 rgb(46, 17, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E1114 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 6.7% green and 7.8% blue (46, 17, 20).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 46% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 57% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#2E1114 color codes

HEX	`#2E1114`
RGB	`rgb(46, 17, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 6.7%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 46%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 63%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 57%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.26, 15.23, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.26, 15.96, 17.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.454, 1.032, 0.784)`
Decimal	`3019028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1114, 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 #2E1114	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1114 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #2E1114 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1114; }
.text { color: #2e1114; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1114; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 17 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1114, #2e1d11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2E1114?: #2E1114 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1114?: The RGB value is 46, 17, 20: 46 red, 17 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1114?: The complementary color is #112E2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1114?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.