What color is #2C270F?

#2C270F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C270F?

The RGB value is 44, 39, 15: 44 red, 39 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C270F?

The complementary color is #0F142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C270F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C270F color

#2C270F rgb(44, 39, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2C270F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 15.3% green and 5.9% blue (44, 39, 15).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 66% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#2C270F color codes

HEX	`#2C270F`
RGB	`rgb(44, 39, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 15.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 66%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 66%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.6, -1.69, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.6, 16.33, 95.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.851, 2.021, 0.744)`
Decimal	`2893583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C270F, 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 #2C270F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C270F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #2C270F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c270f; }
.text { color: #2c270f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c270f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 39 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c270f, #222c0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2C270F?: #2C270F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C270F?: The RGB value is 44, 39, 15: 44 red, 39 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C270F?: The complementary color is #0F142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C270F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.