What color is #2C310F?

#2C310F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C310F?

The RGB value is 44, 49, 15: 44 red, 49 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C310F?

The complementary color is #140F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C310F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C310F color

#2C310F rgb(44, 49, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #2C310F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 19.2% green and 5.9% blue (44, 49, 15).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 53% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#2C310F color codes

HEX	`#2C310F`
RGB	`rgb(44, 49, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 19.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 53%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 69%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 69%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.08, -8.23, 20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.08, 22.07, 111.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.223, 2.767, 0.869)`
Decimal	`2896143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C310F, 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 #2C310F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C310F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #2C310F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c310f; }
.text { color: #2c310f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c310f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 49 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c310f, #1b310f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2C310F?: #2C310F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C310F?: The RGB value is 44, 49, 15: 44 red, 49 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C310F?: The complementary color is #140F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C310F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.