What color is #2A2C13?

#2A2C13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2C13?

The RGB value is 42, 44, 19: 42 red, 44 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2C13?

The complementary color is #15132C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2C13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2C13 color

#2A2C13 rgb(42, 44, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2A2C13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 17.3% green and 7.5% blue (42, 44, 19).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 40% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#2A2C13 color codes

HEX	`#2A2C13`
RGB	`rgb(42, 44, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 17.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 40%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 57%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 57%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.18, -5.61, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.18, 16.8, 109.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.973, 2.341, 0.964)`
Decimal	`2763795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2C13, 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 #2A2C13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2C13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #2A2C13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2c13; }
.text { color: #2a2c13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2c13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 44 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2c13, #1d2c13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A2C13?: #2A2C13 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2C13?: The RGB value is 42, 44, 19: 42 red, 44 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2C13?: The complementary color is #15132C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2C13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.