What color is #2A2611?

#2A2611 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 #2A2611?

The RGB value is 42, 38, 17: 42 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2611?

The complementary color is #11152A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2611 color

#2A2611 rgb(42, 38, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2A2611 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 14.9% green and 6.7% blue (42, 38, 17).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 60% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#2A2611 color codes

HEX	`#2A2611`
RGB	`rgb(42, 38, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 14.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 60%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 60%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.06, -1.85, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.06, 14.51, 97.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.749, 1.919, 0.808)`
Decimal	`2762257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2611, 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 #2A2611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #2A2611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2611; }
.text { color: #2a2611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 38 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2611, #222a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A2611?: #2A2611 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 #2A2611?: The RGB value is 42, 38, 17: 42 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2611?: The complementary color is #11152A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.