What color is #2E130F?

#2E130F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E130F?

The RGB value is 46, 19, 15: 46 red, 19 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E130F?

The complementary color is #0F2A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E130F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E130F color

#2E130F rgb(46, 19, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E130F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 7.5% green and 5.9% blue (46, 19, 15).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 51% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 67% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#2E130F color codes

HEX	`#2E130F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 19, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 7.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 51%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 67%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 67%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.65, 13.33, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.65, 15.69, 31.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.446, 1.081, 0.584)`
Decimal	`3019535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E130F, 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 #2E130F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E130F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #2E130F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e130f; }
.text { color: #2e130f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e130f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 19 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e130f, #2e230f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #2E130F?: #2E130F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E130F?: The RGB value is 46, 19, 15: 46 red, 19 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E130F?: The complementary color is #0F2A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E130F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.