What color is #2D320A?

#2D320A 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 #2D320A?

The RGB value is 45, 50, 10: 45 red, 50 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D320A?

The complementary color is #0F0A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D320A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D320A color

#2D320A rgb(45, 50, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2D320A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 19.6% green and 3.9% blue (45, 50, 10).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 67% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#2D320A color codes

HEX	`#2D320A`
RGB	`rgb(45, 50, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 19.6%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 67%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 80%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 80%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.48, -8.77, 23.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.48, 24.89, 110.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.278, 2.861, 0.719)`
Decimal	`2961930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D320A, 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 #2D320A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D320A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #2D320A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d320a; }
.text { color: #2d320a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d320a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 50 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d320a, #19320a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #2D320A?: #2D320A 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 #2D320A?: The RGB value is 45, 50, 10: 45 red, 50 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D320A?: The complementary color is #0F0A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D320A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.