What color is #2C2813?

#2C2813 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 #2C2813?

The RGB value is 44, 40, 19: 44 red, 40 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C2813?

The complementary color is #13172C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2813?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C2813 color

#2C2813 rgb(44, 40, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2C2813 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 15.7% green and 7.5% blue (44, 40, 19).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 40% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 57% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#2C2813 color codes

HEX	`#2C2813`
RGB	`rgb(44, 40, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 15.7%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 40%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 57%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 57%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16, -1.89, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16, 14.55, 97.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.915, 2.1, 0.92)`
Decimal	`2893843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C2813, 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 #2C2813	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2813 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #2C2813 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2813; }
.text { color: #2c2813; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2813; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 40 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2813, #242c13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2C2813?: #2C2813 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 #2C2813?: The RGB value is 44, 40, 19: 44 red, 40 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C2813?: The complementary color is #13172C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2813?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.