What color is #2C2600?

#2C2600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C2600?

The RGB value is 44, 38, 0: 44 red, 38 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C2600?

The complementary color is #00062C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C2600 color

#2C2600 rgb(44, 38, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2C2600 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 14.9% green and 0% blue (44, 38, 0).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 100% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#2C2600 color codes

HEX	`#2C2600`
RGB	`rgb(44, 38, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 14.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 100%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 100%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.07, -2.36, 21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.07, 22.11, 96.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.732, 1.922, 0.28)`
Decimal	`2893312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C2600, 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 #2C2600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #2C2600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2600; }
.text { color: #2c2600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 38 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2600, #1c2c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2C2600?: #2C2600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C2600?: The RGB value is 44, 38, 0: 44 red, 38 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C2600?: The complementary color is #00062C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.