What color is #2E291F?

#2E291F 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 #2E291F?

The RGB value is 46, 41, 31: 46 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E291F?

The complementary color is #1F242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E291F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E291F color

#2E291F rgb(46, 41, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E291F is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.1% green and 12.2% blue (46, 41, 31).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 19% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 33% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#2E291F color codes

HEX	`#2E291F`
RGB	`rgb(46, 41, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 19%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 33%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 33%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.82, 0.3, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.82, 7.42, 87.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.167, 2.266, 1.619)`
Decimal	`3025183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E291F, 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 #2E291F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E291F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #2E291F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e291f; }
.text { color: #2e291f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e291f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 41 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e291f, #2b2e1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2E291F?: #2E291F 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 #2E291F?: The RGB value is 46, 41, 31: 46 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E291F?: The complementary color is #1F242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E291F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.