What color is #2E291B?

#2E291B 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 #2E291B?

The RGB value is 46, 41, 27: 46 red, 41 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E291B?

The complementary color is #1B202E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E291B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E291B color

#2E291B rgb(46, 41, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E291B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.1% green and 10.6% blue (46, 41, 27).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 26% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 41% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#2E291B color codes

HEX	`#2E291B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 41, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 26%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 41%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 41%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.73, -0.38, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.73, 10.05, 92.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.118, 2.246, 1.359)`
Decimal	`3025179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E291B, 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 #2E291B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E291B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #2E291B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e291b; }
.text { color: #2e291b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e291b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 41 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e291b, #292e1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E291B?: #2E291B 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 #2E291B?: The RGB value is 46, 41, 27: 46 red, 41 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E291B?: The complementary color is #1B202E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E291B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.