What color is #2B291F?

#2B291F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B291F?

The RGB value is 43, 41, 31: 43 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B291F?

The complementary color is #1F212B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B291F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B291F color

#2B291F rgb(43, 41, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B291F is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 16.1% green and 12.2% blue (43, 41, 31).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#2B291F color codes

HEX	`#2B291F`
RGB	`rgb(43, 41, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 16.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 28%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.5, -1.19, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.5, 7.01, 99.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.037, 2.198, 1.613)`
Decimal	`2828575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B291F, 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 #2B291F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B291F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2B291F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b291f; }
.text { color: #2b291f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b291f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 41 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b291f, #272b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2B291F?: #2B291F is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B291F?: The RGB value is 43, 41, 31: 43 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B291F?: The complementary color is #1F212B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B291F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.