#2E2819 Color

#2E2819 is rgb(46, 40, 25) in RGB, hsl(43, 30%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 46%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2E2819

HEX#2E2819

RGBrgb(46, 40, 25)

HSLhsl(43, 30%, 14%)

HSVhsv(43, 46%, 18%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 46%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(27.9% 0.027 88.7)

LABlab(16.44% 0.83 10.96)

LCHlch(16.44% 11.00 85.66)

What #2E2819 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2E2819, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 6.78 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 7.08 Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 10.79 Espresso#3B2F2FΔE 10.92 Old Burgundy#43302EΔE 11.43 Zinnwaldite Brown#2C1608ΔE 11.43

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#2E2819 Channel Values

How #2E2819 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 46 · G 40 · B 25	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 43° · S 30% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 43° · S 46% · V 18%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 13% · Y 46% · K 82%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.65:1 vs white · 1.43:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2E2819 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2E2819

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2E2819; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2E2819

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #2E2819 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2E2819

Protanopia#292919

Protanomaly#2B2919

Deuteranopia#2A2A19

Deuteranomaly#2C2919

Tritanopia#2F2626

Tritanomaly#2F2722

Achromatopsia#282828

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Using #2E2819 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2e2819: #2E2819;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2E2819;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2e2819': '#2E2819' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.180, green: 0.157, blue: 0.098)

Android XML<color name="color_2e2819">#2E2819</color>

SVG fillfill="#2E2819"

More Yellow Colors

#2E2819 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#2E2819 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2E2819?

#2E2819 is a darkest yellow — rgb(46, 40, 25) in RGB and hsl(43, 30%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #2E2819?

#2E2819 is rgb(46, 40, 25) — red 46, green 40, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2E2819?

#2E2819 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 46%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2E2819 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2E2819 scores 14.65:1 against white and 1.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2E2819 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2E2819 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 19.78, which is visibly different.

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