What color is #2A260F?

#2A260F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A260F?

The RGB value is 42, 38, 15: 42 red, 38 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A260F?

The complementary color is #0F132A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A260F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A260F color

#2A260F rgb(42, 38, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2A260F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 14.9% green and 5.9% blue (42, 38, 15).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 47% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 64% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#2A260F color codes

HEX	`#2A260F`
RGB	`rgb(42, 38, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 14.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 47%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 64%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 64%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.02, -2.09, 15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.02, 15.61, 97.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.734, 1.913, 0.73)`
Decimal	`2762255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A260F, 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 #2A260F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A260F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #2A260F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a260f; }
.text { color: #2a260f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a260f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 38 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a260f, #212a0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A260F?: #2A260F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A260F?: The RGB value is 42, 38, 15: 42 red, 38 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A260F?: The complementary color is #0F132A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A260F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.