What color is #2A2810?

#2A2810 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 #2A2810?

The RGB value is 42, 40, 16: 42 red, 40 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2810?

The complementary color is #10122A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2810?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2810 color

#2A2810 rgb(42, 40, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2A2810 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 15.7% green and 6.3% blue (42, 40, 16).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 45% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 62% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#2A2810 color codes

HEX	`#2A2810`
RGB	`rgb(42, 40, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 15.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 45%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 62%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 62%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.73, -3.33, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.73, 16.17, 101.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.807, 2.047, 0.79)`
Decimal	`2762768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2810, 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 #2A2810	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2810 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2A2810 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2810; }
.text { color: #2a2810; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2810; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 40 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2810, #1f2a10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A2810?: #2A2810 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 #2A2810?: The RGB value is 42, 40, 16: 42 red, 40 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2810?: The complementary color is #10122A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2810?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.