What color is #2A281E?

#2A281E 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 #2A281E?

The RGB value is 42, 40, 30: 42 red, 40 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A281E?

The complementary color is #1E202A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A281E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A281E color

#2A281E rgb(42, 40, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #2A281E is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 15.7% green and 11.8% blue (42, 40, 30).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#2A281E color codes

HEX	`#2A281E`
RGB	`rgb(42, 40, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 15.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 29%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.02, -1.19, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.02, 7.03, 99.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.948, 2.104, 1.531)`
Decimal	`2762782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A281E, 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 #2A281E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A281E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #2A281E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a281e; }
.text { color: #2a281e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a281e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 40 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a281e, #262a1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A281E?: #2A281E 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 #2A281E?: The RGB value is 42, 40, 30: 42 red, 40 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A281E?: The complementary color is #1E202A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A281E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.