What color is #2D300E?

#2D300E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D300E?

The RGB value is 45, 48, 14: 45 red, 48 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D300E?

The complementary color is #110E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D300E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D300E color

#2D300E rgb(45, 48, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2D300E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 18.8% green and 5.5% blue (45, 48, 14).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 55% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#2D300E color codes

HEX	`#2D300E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 48, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 18.8%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 55%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 71%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 71%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.82, -7.17, 20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.82, 21.91, 109.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.218, 2.704, 0.82)`
Decimal	`2961422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D300E, 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 #2D300E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D300E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #2D300E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d300e; }
.text { color: #2d300e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d300e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 48 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d300e, #1c300e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D300E?: #2D300E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D300E?: The RGB value is 45, 48, 14: 45 red, 48 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D300E?: The complementary color is #110E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D300E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.