What color is #2E2616?

#2E2616 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2616?

The RGB value is 46, 38, 22: 46 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2616?

The complementary color is #161E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2616?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2616 color

#2E2616 rgb(46, 38, 22)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2E2616 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 14.9% green and 8.6% blue (46, 38, 22).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 35% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 52% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#2E2616 color codes

HEX	`#2E2616`
RGB	`rgb(46, 38, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 14.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 35%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 52%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 52%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.62, 0.94, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.62, 12.03, 85.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.965, 2.025, 1.046)`
Decimal	`3024406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2616, 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 #2E2616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2616 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #2E2616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2616; }
.text { color: #2e2616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 38 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2616, #2a2e16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E2616?: #2E2616 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2616?: The RGB value is 46, 38, 22: 46 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2616?: The complementary color is #161E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2616?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.