What color is #2B2922?

#2B2922 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 #2B2922?

The RGB value is 43, 41, 34: 43 red, 41 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B2922?

The complementary color is #22242B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2922?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B2922 color

#2B2922 rgb(43, 41, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B2922 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 16.1% green and 13.3% blue (43, 41, 34).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 12% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#2B2922 color codes

HEX	`#2B2922`
RGB	`rgb(43, 41, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 16.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 12%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.58, -0.61, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.58, 4.96, 97.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.078, 2.215, 1.831)`
Decimal	`2828578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B2922, 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 #2B2922	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2922 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #2B2922 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2922; }
.text { color: #2b2922; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2922; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 41 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2922, #292b22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #2B2922?: #2B2922 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 #2B2922?: The RGB value is 43, 41, 34: 43 red, 41 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B2922?: The complementary color is #22242B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2922?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.