What color is #2D3103?

#2D3103 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D3103?

The RGB value is 45, 49, 3: 45 red, 49 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D3103?

The complementary color is #070331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D3103?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D3103 color

#2D3103 rgb(45, 49, 3)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2D3103 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 19.2% green and 1.2% blue (45, 49, 3).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#2D3103 color codes

HEX	`#2D3103`
RGB	`rgb(45, 49, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 19.2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 88%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 94%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 94%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.06, -8.69, 25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.06, 27.1, 108.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.197, 2.761, 0.503)`
Decimal	`2961667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D3103, 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 #2D3103	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D3103 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	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 #2D3103 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d3103; }
.text { color: #2d3103; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3103; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 49 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d3103, #163103); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D3103?: #2D3103 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D3103?: The RGB value is 45, 49, 3: 45 red, 49 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D3103?: The complementary color is #070331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D3103?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.