What color is #2E240B?

#2E240B is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E240B?

The RGB value is 46, 36, 11: 46 red, 36 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E240B?

The complementary color is #0B152E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E240B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E240B color

#2E240B rgb(46, 36, 11)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2E240B is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 14.1% green and 4.3% blue (46, 36, 11).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 61% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 76% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#2E240B color codes

HEX	`#2E240B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 36, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 14.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 61%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 76%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 76%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.77, 1.08, 17.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.77, 17.19, 86.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.818, 1.867, 0.581)`
Decimal	`3023883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E240B, 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 #2E240B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E240B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #2E240B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e240b; }
.text { color: #2e240b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e240b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 36 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e240b, #262e0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E240B?: #2E240B is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E240B?: The RGB value is 46, 36, 11: 46 red, 36 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E240B?: The complementary color is #0B152E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E240B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.