What color is #2B2B22?

#2B2B22 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 #2B2B22?

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

What is the complementary color of #2B2B22?

The complementary color is #22222B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B2B22 color

#2B2B22 rgb(43, 43, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #2B2B22 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#2B2B22 color codes

HEX	`#2B2B22`
RGB	`rgb(43, 43, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 16.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 21%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.26, -1.97, 5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.26, 6.2, 108.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.149, 2.357, 1.855)`
Decimal	`2829090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B2B22, 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 #2B2B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #2B2B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2b22; }
.text { color: #2b2b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 43 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2b22, #272b22); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B2B22?: #2B2B22 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 #2B2B22?: The RGB value is 43, 43, 34: 43 red, 43 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B2B22?: The complementary color is #22222B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.