What color is #2E281D?

#2E281D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E281D?

The RGB value is 46, 40, 29: 46 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E281D?

The complementary color is #1D232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E281D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E281D color

#2E281D rgb(46, 40, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E281D is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 15.7% green and 11.4% blue (46, 40, 29).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 23% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 37% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#2E281D color codes

HEX	`#2E281D`
RGB	`rgb(46, 40, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 15.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 23%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 37%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 37%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.44, 0.63, 8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.44, 8.3, 85.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.107, 2.187, 1.473)`
Decimal	`3024925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E281D, 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 #2E281D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E281D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	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 #2E281D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e281d; }
.text { color: #2e281d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e281d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 40 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e281d, #2c2e1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E281D?: #2E281D is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E281D?: The RGB value is 46, 40, 29: 46 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E281D?: The complementary color is #1D232E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E281D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.