What color is #2B2713?

#2B2713 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B2713?

The RGB value is 43, 39, 19: 43 red, 39 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B2713?

The complementary color is #13172B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2713?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B2713 color

#2B2713 rgb(43, 39, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2B2713 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 15.3% green and 7.5% blue (43, 39, 19).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 39% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 56% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 6.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#2B2713 color codes

HEX	`#2B2713`
RGB	`rgb(43, 39, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 15.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 39%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.55, -1.75, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.55, 13.94, 97.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.839, 2.012, 0.907)`
Decimal	`2828051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B2713, 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 #2B2713	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2713 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #2B2713 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2713; }
.text { color: #2b2713; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2713; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 39 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2713, #232b13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2B2713?: #2B2713 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B2713?: The RGB value is 43, 39, 19: 43 red, 39 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B2713?: The complementary color is #13172B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2713?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.