What color is #2E2A20?

#2E2A20 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 #2E2A20?

The RGB value is 46, 42, 32: 46 red, 42 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2A20?

The complementary color is #20242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2A20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2A20 color

#2E2A20 rgb(46, 42, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #2E2A20 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.5% green and 12.5% blue (46, 42, 32).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 18% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% 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 14.3:1).

#2E2A20 color codes

HEX	`#2E2A20`
RGB	`rgb(46, 42, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 18%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 30%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.18, -0.21, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.18, 7.22, 91.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.215, 2.341, 1.701)`
Decimal	`3025440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2A20, 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 #2E2A20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2A20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #2E2A20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2a20; }
.text { color: #2e2a20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2a20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 42 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2a20, #2b2e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2E2A20?: #2E2A20 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 #2E2A20?: The RGB value is 46, 42, 32: 46 red, 42 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2A20?: The complementary color is #20242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2A20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.