What color is #2C2714?

#2C2714 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C2714?

The RGB value is 44, 39, 20: 44 red, 39 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C2714?

The complementary color is #14192C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2714?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C2714 color

#2C2714 rgb(44, 39, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2C2714 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 15.3% green and 7.8% blue (44, 39, 20).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 55% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#2C2714 color codes

HEX	`#2C2714`
RGB	`rgb(44, 39, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 15.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 55%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 55%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.68, -1.08, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.68, 13.42, 94.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.891, 2.037, 0.955)`
Decimal	`2893588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C2714, 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 #2C2714	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2714 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2C2714 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2714; }
.text { color: #2c2714; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2714; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 39 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2714, #252c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2C2714?: #2C2714 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C2714?: The RGB value is 44, 39, 20: 44 red, 39 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C2714?: The complementary color is #14192C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2714?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.