What color is #2E241E?

#2E241E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E241E?

The RGB value is 46, 36, 30: 46 red, 36 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E241E?

The complementary color is #1E282E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E241E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E241E color

#2E241E rgb(46, 36, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E241E is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 14.1% green and 11.8% blue (46, 36, 30).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 21% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 35% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Wood Bark (#302621), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#2E241E color codes

HEX	`#2E241E`
RGB	`rgb(46, 36, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 14.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 21%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 35%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 35%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.15, 3.59, 5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.15, 6.82, 58.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.992, 1.936, 1.497)`
Decimal	`3023902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E241E, 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 #2E241E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E241E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #2E241E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e241e; }
.text { color: #2e241e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e241e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 36 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e241e, #2e2c1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2E241E?: #2E241E is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wood Bark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E241E?: The RGB value is 46, 36, 30: 46 red, 36 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E241E?: The complementary color is #1E282E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E241E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.