What color is #2D2E20?

#2D2E20 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D2E20?

The RGB value is 45, 46, 32: 45 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D2E20?

The complementary color is #21202E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D2E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D2E20 color

#2D2E20 rgb(45, 46, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D2E20 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 18% green and 12.5% blue (45, 46, 32).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 18% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#2D2E20 color codes

HEX	`#2D2E20`
RGB	`rgb(45, 46, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 18%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 18%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 30%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 30%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.44, -3.39, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.44, 9.53, 110.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.32, 2.616, 1.749)`
Decimal	`2960928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D2E20, 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 #2D2E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D2E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #2D2E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d2e20; }
.text { color: #2d2e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 46 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d2e20, #262e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2D2E20?: #2D2E20 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D2E20?: The RGB value is 45, 46, 32: 45 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D2E20?: The complementary color is #21202E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D2E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.