What color is #2E210F?

#2E210F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E210F?

The RGB value is 46, 33, 15: 46 red, 33 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E210F?

The complementary color is #0F1C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E210F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E210F color

#2E210F rgb(46, 33, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2E210F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 12.9% green and 5.9% blue (46, 33, 15).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 51% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 67% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#2E210F color codes

HEX	`#2E210F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 33, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 12.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 51%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 67%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 67%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.85, 3.56, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.85, 14.47, 75.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.757, 1.703, 0.688)`
Decimal	`3023119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E210F, 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 #2E210F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E210F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #2E210F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e210f; }
.text { color: #2e210f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e210f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 33 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e210f, #2b2e0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E210F?: #2E210F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E210F?: The RGB value is 46, 33, 15: 46 red, 33 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E210F?: The complementary color is #0F1C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E210F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.