What color is #2A301E?

#2A301E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A301E?

The RGB value is 42, 48, 30: 42 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A301E?

The complementary color is #241E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A301E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A301E color

#2A301E rgb(42, 48, 30)

Shades of gray

The hex color #2A301E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 18.8% green and 11.8% blue (42, 48, 30).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 23% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#2A301E color codes

HEX	`#2A301E`
RGB	`rgb(42, 48, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 18.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 23%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 38%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.8, -6.51, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.8, 12.53, 121.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.246, 2.7, 1.631)`
Decimal	`2764830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A301E, 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 #2A301E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A301E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #2A301E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a301e; }
.text { color: #2a301e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a301e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 48 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a301e, #21301e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A301E?: #2A301E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A301E?: The RGB value is 42, 48, 30: 42 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A301E?: The complementary color is #241E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A301E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.