What color is #2A271A?

#2A271A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A271A?

The RGB value is 42, 39, 26: 42 red, 39 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A271A?

The complementary color is #1A1D2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A271A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A271A color

#2A271A rgb(42, 39, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A271A is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 15.3% green and 10.2% blue (42, 39, 26).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#2A271A color codes

HEX	`#2A271A`
RGB	`rgb(42, 39, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 15.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.58, -1.22, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.58, 9.2, 97.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.867, 2.018, 1.268)`
Decimal	`2762522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A271A, 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 #2A271A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A271A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #2A271A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a271a; }
.text { color: #2a271a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a271a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 39 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a271a, #252a1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A271A?: #2A271A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A271A?: The RGB value is 42, 39, 26: 42 red, 39 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A271A?: The complementary color is #1A1D2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A271A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.