Close to Aubergine
#2E0002
#2E0002 is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Aubergine. In RGB it’s made of 18% red, 0% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #2E0002.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
18.80:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.12:1 FailThis color as text on white
18.80:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.12:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #2E0002 as they’d see it.
#2E0002 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #2E0002
What color is #2E0002?
#2E0002 is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Aubergine. In RGB it’s made of 18% red, 0% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #2E0002 in RGB?
#2E0002 is rgb(46, 0, 2): 46 red, 0 green, and 2 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #2E0002 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 96, 82). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #2E0002?
PANTONE 2628 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #2E0002?
Its complement #001614 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.