What color is #2B3100?

#2B3100 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B3100?

The RGB value is 43, 49, 0: 43 red, 49 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B3100?

The complementary color is #060031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B3100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B3100 color

#2B3100 rgb(43, 49, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2B3100 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 19.2% green and 0% blue (43, 49, 0).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#2B3100 color codes

HEX	`#2B3100`
RGB	`rgb(43, 49, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 19.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 100%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.84, -10.01, 26.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.84, 28.41, 110.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.095, 2.71, 0.413)`
Decimal	`2830592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B3100, 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 #2B3100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B3100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #2B3100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b3100; }
.text { color: #2b3100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b3100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 49 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b3100, #123100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2B3100?: #2B3100 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B3100?: The RGB value is 43, 49, 0: 43 red, 49 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B3100?: The complementary color is #060031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B3100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.