What color is #2B240F?

#2B240F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B240F?

The RGB value is 43, 36, 15: 43 red, 36 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B240F?

The complementary color is #0F162B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B240F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B240F color

#2B240F rgb(43, 36, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2B240F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 14.1% green and 5.9% blue (43, 36, 15).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 48% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 65% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#2B240F color codes

HEX	`#2B240F`
RGB	`rgb(43, 36, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 14.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 48%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 65%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 65%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.46, -0.17, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.46, 14.76, 90.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.713, 1.81, 0.711)`
Decimal	`2827279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B240F, 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 #2B240F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B240F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #2B240F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b240f; }
.text { color: #2b240f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b240f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 36 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b240f, #242b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2B240F?: #2B240F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B240F?: The RGB value is 43, 36, 15: 43 red, 36 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B240F?: The complementary color is #0F162B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B240F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.