What color is #2B2812?

#2B2812 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B2812?

The RGB value is 43, 40, 18: 43 red, 40 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B2812?

The complementary color is #12152B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B2812 color

#2B2812 rgb(43, 40, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2B2812 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 15.7% green and 7.1% blue (43, 40, 18).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 41% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 58% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#2B2812 color codes

HEX	`#2B2812`
RGB	`rgb(43, 40, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 15.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 41%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 58%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 58%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.88, -2.55, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.88, 15.08, 99.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.864, 2.075, 0.874)`
Decimal	`2828306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B2812, 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 #2B2812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2B2812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2812; }
.text { color: #2b2812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 40 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2812, #222b12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2B2812?: #2B2812 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B2812?: The RGB value is 43, 40, 18: 43 red, 40 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B2812?: The complementary color is #12152B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.