What color is #2A2A12?

#2A2A12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2A12?

The RGB value is 42, 42, 18: 42 red, 42 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2A12?

The complementary color is #12122A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2A12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2A12 color

#2A2A12 rgb(42, 42, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2A2A12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 16.5% green and 7.1% blue (42, 42, 18).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 40% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#2A2A12 color codes

HEX	`#2A2A12`
RGB	`rgb(42, 42, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 16.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 40%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 57%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 57%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.46, -4.42, 15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.46, 16.19, 105.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.892, 2.192, 0.896)`
Decimal	`2763282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2A12, 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 #2A2A12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2A12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2A2A12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2a12; }
.text { color: #2a2a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2a12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 42 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2a12, #1e2a12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A2A12?: #2A2A12 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2A12?: The RGB value is 42, 42, 18: 42 red, 42 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2A12?: The complementary color is #12122A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2A12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.