What color is #2E281B?

#2E281B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E281B?

The RGB value is 46, 40, 27: 46 red, 40 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E281B?

The complementary color is #1B212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E281B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E281B color

#2E281B rgb(46, 40, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E281B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 15.7% green and 10.6% blue (46, 40, 27).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 26% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#2E281B color codes

HEX	`#2E281B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 40, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 15.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 26%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 41%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.39, 0.31, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.39, 9.6, 88.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.083, 2.178, 1.347)`
Decimal	`3024923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E281B, 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 #2E281B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E281B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2E281B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e281b; }
.text { color: #2e281b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e281b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 40 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e281b, #2a2e1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E281B?: #2E281B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E281B?: The RGB value is 46, 40, 27: 46 red, 40 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E281B?: The complementary color is #1B212E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E281B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.