What color is #2E1914?

#2E1914 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1914?

The RGB value is 46, 25, 20: 46 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1914?

The complementary color is #14292E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1914 color

#2E1914 rgb(46, 25, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E1914 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 9.8% green and 7.8% blue (46, 25, 20).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 39% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 57% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.6:1).

#2E1914 color codes

HEX	`#2E1914`
RGB	`rgb(46, 25, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 9.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 39%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 57%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 57%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.46, 9.79, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.46, 12.55, 38.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.601, 1.327, 0.833)`
Decimal	`3021076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1914, 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 #2E1914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #2E1914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1914; }
.text { color: #2e1914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 25 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1914, #2e2614); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2E1914?: #2E1914 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1914?: The RGB value is 46, 25, 20: 46 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1914?: The complementary color is #14292E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.