What color is #2E1600?

#2E1600 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 #2E1600?

The RGB value is 46, 22, 0: 46 red, 22 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1600?

The complementary color is #00182E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1600 color

#2E1600 rgb(46, 22, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E1600 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 8.6% green and 0% blue (46, 22, 0).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 100% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#2E1600 color codes

HEX	`#2E1600`
RGB	`rgb(46, 22, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 8.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 100%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.22, 9.95, 15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.22, 18.42, 57.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.414, 1.155, 0.148)`
Decimal	`3020288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1600, 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 #2E1600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	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 #2E1600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1600; }
.text { color: #2e1600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 22 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1600, #2e2d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2E1600?: #2E1600 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 #2E1600?: The RGB value is 46, 22, 0: 46 red, 22 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1600?: The complementary color is #00182E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.