What color is #2E1D20?

#2E1D20 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1D20?

The RGB value is 46, 29, 32: 46 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1D20?

The complementary color is #1D2E2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1D20 color

#2E1D20 rgb(46, 29, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E1D20 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 11.4% green and 12.5% blue (46, 29, 32).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 23% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 30% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#2E1D20 color codes

HEX	`#2E1D20`
RGB	`rgb(46, 29, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 11.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 23%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 37%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 30%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.01, 8.89, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.01, 8.99, 8.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.827, 1.564, 1.572)`
Decimal	`3022112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1D20, 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 #2E1D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #2E1D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1d20; }
.text { color: #2e1d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 29 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1d20, #2e231d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2E1D20?: #2E1D20 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1D20?: The RGB value is 46, 29, 32: 46 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1D20?: The complementary color is #1D2E2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.