What color is #2A301B?

#2A301B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A301B?

The RGB value is 42, 48, 27: 42 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A301B?

The complementary color is #211B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A301B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A301B color

#2A301B rgb(42, 48, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #2A301B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 18.8% green and 10.6% blue (42, 48, 27).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#2A301B color codes

HEX	`#2A301B`
RGB	`rgb(42, 48, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 18.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 44%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.74, -7.03, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.74, 14.43, 119.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.21, 2.685, 1.439)`
Decimal	`2764827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A301B, 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 #2A301B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A301B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #2A301B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a301b; }
.text { color: #2a301b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a301b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 48 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a301b, #20301b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2A301B?: #2A301B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A301B?: The RGB value is 42, 48, 27: 42 red, 48 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A301B?: The complementary color is #211B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A301B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.