What color is #2E280B?

#2E280B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E280B?

The RGB value is 46, 40, 11: 46 red, 40 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E280B?

The complementary color is #0B112E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E280B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E280B color

#2E280B rgb(46, 40, 11)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2E280B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 15.7% green and 4.3% blue (46, 40, 11).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 61% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 76% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#2E280B color codes

HEX	`#2E280B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 40, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 15.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 61%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 76%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 76%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.12, -1.66, 18.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.12, 18.94, 95.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.946, 2.123, 0.624)`
Decimal	`3024907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E280B, 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 #2E280B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E280B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #2E280B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e280b; }
.text { color: #2e280b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e280b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 40 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e280b, #222e0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E280B?: #2E280B is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E280B?: The RGB value is 46, 40, 11: 46 red, 40 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E280B?: The complementary color is #0B112E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E280B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.