What color is #2A2401?

#2A2401 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2401?

The RGB value is 42, 36, 1: 42 red, 36 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2401?

The complementary color is #01072A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2401?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2401 color

#2A2401 rgb(42, 36, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2A2401 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 14.1% green and 0.4% blue (42, 36, 1).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 98% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#2A2401 color codes

HEX	`#2A2401`
RGB	`rgb(42, 36, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 14.1%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 98%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 98%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.15, -2.06, 20.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.15, 20.44, 95.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.591, 1.756, 0.284)`
Decimal	`2761729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2401, 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 #2A2401	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2401 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #2A2401 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2401; }
.text { color: #2a2401; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2401; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 36 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2401, #1b2a01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2A2401?: #2A2401 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2401?: The RGB value is 42, 36, 1: 42 red, 36 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2401?: The complementary color is #01072A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2401?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.