What color is #2E1505?

#2E1505 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1505?

The RGB value is 46, 21, 5: 46 red, 21 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1505?

The complementary color is #051E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1505 color

#2E1505 rgb(46, 21, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E1505 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 8.2% green and 2% blue (46, 21, 5).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 89% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#2E1505 color codes

HEX	`#2E1505`
RGB	`rgb(46, 21, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 8.2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 89%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 89%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.02, 11.07, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.02, 17.21, 49.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.422, 1.128, 0.286)`
Decimal	`3020037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1505, 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 #2E1505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #2E1505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1505; }
.text { color: #2e1505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 21 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1505, #2e2a05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #2E1505?: #2E1505 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1505?: The RGB value is 46, 21, 5: 46 red, 21 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1505?: The complementary color is #051E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.