Information about #2E2314 color

#2E2314 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2E2314 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(46, 35, 20) — 18% red, 13.7% green, 7.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 10 / 82. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned warm orange, #2E2314 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Legal Dye (#2E211B). Slightly further away sit Scorched Brown (#351F19) and Sooty (#281D19).

The recipe behind #2E2314 is rgb(46, 35, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 15.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:82), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2E2314 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2E2314 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2E2314 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2E2314

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Top Gear color link
Top Gear

#24221A

Black Kite color link
Black Kite

#351E1C

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Wood Bark color link
Wood Bark

#302621

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E2314
  • RGB46, 35, 20
  • CMYK0, 4, 10, 82
  • CSSrgb(46, 35, 20)
  • HSL35°, 39%, 13%
  • HSL Precise34.615°, 39.394%, 12.941%
  • HSV35°, 57%, 18%
  • HSB35°, 57%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.137, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.137, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.137, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2E2314
  • DECIMAL ID3023636
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01