What color is #2E2400?

#2E2400 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2400?

The RGB value is 46, 36, 0: 46 red, 36 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2400?

The complementary color is #000A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2400 color

#2E2400 rgb(46, 36, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2E2400 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 14.1% green and 0% blue (46, 36, 0).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 100% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#2E2400 color codes

HEX	`#2E2400`
RGB	`rgb(46, 36, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 14.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 100%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.64, 0.16, 21.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.64, 21.48, 89.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.758, 1.843, 0.263)`
Decimal	`3023872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2400, 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 #2E2400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #2E2400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2400; }
.text { color: #2e2400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 36 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2400, #212e00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E2400?: #2E2400 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2400?: The RGB value is 46, 36, 0: 46 red, 36 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2400?: The complementary color is #000A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.