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2E1908

#2E1908 closest to Shadow Play

#2E1908 is a very dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Shadow Play. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 9.8% green and 3.1% blue (rgb(46, 25, 8)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 70% saturation and 11% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 83% yellow and 82% black. #2E1908 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.68:1.

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Variations of #2E1908

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2E1908 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2E1908 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2E1908 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #242008
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1F1B07
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #241B07
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #242008
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #271E08
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #331515
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #30170F
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1E1E1E
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #231D1A

#2E1908 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.68:1 Super#2E1908 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#2E1908 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2E1908 in CSS

/* Shadow Play */
.color { color: #2E1908; }
.background { background-color: #2E1908; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2E1908; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 25 8);
color: hsl(27 70% 11%);
color: oklch(0.238 0.044 57.6);

#2E1908 FAQ

What color is #2E1908?

#2E1908 is a very dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #2E1908?

#2E1908 is rgb(46, 25, 8) in RGB, hsl(27, 70%, 11%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 46%, 83%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2E1908?

The complementary color of #2E1908 is #081D2E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2E1908?

White text has the best contrast on #2E1908: 16.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2E1908 a warm or cool color?

#2E1908 is a warm color.