What color is #2C2E19?

#2C2E19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C2E19?

The RGB value is 44, 46, 25: 44 red, 46 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C2E19?

The complementary color is #1B192E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C2E19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C2E19 color

#2C2E19 rgb(44, 46, 25)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2C2E19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 18% green and 9.8% blue (44, 46, 25).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 30% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#2C2E19 color codes

HEX	`#2C2E19`
RGB	`rgb(44, 46, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 18%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 30%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 46%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 46%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.19, -5.05, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.19, 14.18, 110.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.191, 2.56, 1.298)`
Decimal	`2895385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C2E19, 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 #2C2E19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C2E19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #2C2E19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c2e19; }
.text { color: #2c2e19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c2e19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 46 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c2e19, #222e19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #2C2E19?: #2C2E19 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C2E19?: The RGB value is 44, 46, 25: 44 red, 46 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C2E19?: The complementary color is #1B192E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C2E19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.