What color is #2A2B10?

#2A2B10 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 #2A2B10?

The RGB value is 42, 43, 16: 42 red, 43 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2B10?

The complementary color is #11102B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2B10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2B10 color

#2A2B10 rgb(42, 43, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2A2B10 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 16.9% green and 6.3% blue (42, 43, 16).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 46% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#2A2B10 color codes

HEX	`#2A2B10`
RGB	`rgb(42, 43, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 16.9%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 46%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 63%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 63%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.78, -5.32, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.78, 17.94, 107.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.912, 2.257, 0.825)`
Decimal	`2763536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2B10, 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 #2A2B10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2B10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #2A2B10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2b10; }
.text { color: #2a2b10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2b10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 43 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2b10, #1c2b10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A2B10?: #2A2B10 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 #2A2B10?: The RGB value is 42, 43, 16: 42 red, 43 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2B10?: The complementary color is #11102B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2B10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.