What color is #2A220F?

#2A220F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A220F?

The RGB value is 42, 34, 15: 42 red, 34 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A220F?

The complementary color is #0F172A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A220F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A220F color

#2A220F rgb(42, 34, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2A220F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 13.3% green and 5.9% blue (42, 34, 15).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 47% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 64% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#2A220F color codes

HEX	`#2A220F`
RGB	`rgb(42, 34, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 13.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 47%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 64%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 64%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.66, 0.67, 13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.66, 13.7, 87.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.613, 1.671, 0.689)`
Decimal	`2761231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A220F, 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 #2A220F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A220F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #2A220F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a220f; }
.text { color: #2a220f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a220f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 34 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a220f, #252a0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2A220F?: #2A220F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A220F?: The RGB value is 42, 34, 15: 42 red, 34 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A220F?: The complementary color is #0F172A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A220F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.