What color is #2C2811?

#2C2811 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C2811?

The RGB value is 44, 40, 17: 44 red, 40 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C2811?

The complementary color is #11152C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C2811 color

#2C2811 rgb(44, 40, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2C2811 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 15.7% green and 6.7% blue (44, 40, 17).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 44% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 61% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#2C2811 color codes

HEX	`#2C2811`
RGB	`rgb(44, 40, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 15.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 44%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 61%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 61%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.97, -2.14, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.97, 15.75, 97.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.899, 2.094, 0.834)`
Decimal	`2893841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C2811, 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 #2C2811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #2C2811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2811; }
.text { color: #2c2811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 40 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2811, #232c11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2C2811?: #2C2811 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C2811?: The RGB value is 44, 40, 17: 44 red, 40 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C2811?: The complementary color is #11152C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.