What color is #2A2304?

#2A2304 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2304?

The RGB value is 42, 35, 4: 42 red, 35 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2304?

The complementary color is #040B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2304?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2304 color

#2A2304 rgb(42, 35, 4)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2A2304 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 13.7% green and 1.6% blue (42, 35, 4).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 83% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 90% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#2A2304 color codes

HEX	`#2A2304`
RGB	`rgb(42, 35, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 13.7%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 83%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 90%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 90%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.85, -1.09, 18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.85, 18.75, 93.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.578, 1.703, 0.36)`
Decimal	`2761476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2304, 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 #2A2304	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2304 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #2A2304 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2304; }
.text { color: #2a2304; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2304; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 35 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2304, #1e2a04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2A2304?: #2A2304 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2304?: The RGB value is 42, 35, 4: 42 red, 35 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2304?: The complementary color is #040B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2304?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.