What color is #2A2B16?

#2A2B16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2B16?

The RGB value is 42, 43, 22: 42 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2B16?

The complementary color is #17162B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2B16 color

#2A2B16 rgb(42, 43, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2A2B16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 16.9% green and 8.6% blue (42, 43, 22).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#2A2B16 color codes

HEX	`#2A2B16`
RGB	`rgb(42, 43, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 16.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 49%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 49%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.88, -4.54, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.88, 14.27, 108.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.964, 2.278, 1.095)`
Decimal	`2763542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2B16, 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 #2A2B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #2A2B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2b16; }
.text { color: #2a2b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 43 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2b16, #1f2b16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A2B16?: #2A2B16 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2B16?: The RGB value is 42, 43, 22: 42 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2B16?: The complementary color is #17162B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.