What color is #2E1B16?

#2E1B16 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1B16?

The RGB value is 46, 27, 22: 46 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1B16?

The complementary color is #16292E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1B16 color

#2E1B16 rgb(46, 27, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E1B16 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 10.6% green and 8.6% blue (46, 27, 22).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 35% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 52% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#2E1B16 color codes

HEX	`#2E1B16`
RGB	`rgb(46, 27, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 10.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 35%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 52%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 52%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.11, 8.66, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.11, 11.36, 40.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.664, 1.423, 0.946)`
Decimal	`3021590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1B16, 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 #2E1B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #2E1B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1b16; }
.text { color: #2e1b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 27 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1b16, #2e2716); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2E1B16?: #2E1B16 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1B16?: The RGB value is 46, 27, 22: 46 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1B16?: The complementary color is #16292E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.