What color is #2B2E15?

#2B2E15 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B2E15?

The RGB value is 43, 46, 21: 43 red, 46 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B2E15?

The complementary color is #18152E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B2E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B2E15 color

#2B2E15 rgb(43, 46, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2B2E15 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 18% green and 8.2% blue (43, 46, 21).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 37% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#2B2E15 color codes

HEX	`#2B2E15`
RGB	`rgb(43, 46, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 18%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 37%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 54%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 54%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.02, -6.13, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.02, 16.77, 111.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.109, 2.522, 1.085)`
Decimal	`2829845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B2E15, 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 #2B2E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B2E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #2B2E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b2e15; }
.text { color: #2b2e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 46 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b2e15, #1f2e15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2B2E15?: #2B2E15 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B2E15?: The RGB value is 43, 46, 21: 43 red, 46 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B2E15?: The complementary color is #18152E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B2E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.