What color is #2E290C?

#2E290C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E290C?

The RGB value is 46, 41, 12: 46 red, 41 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E290C?

The complementary color is #0C112E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E290C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E290C color

#2E290C rgb(46, 41, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E290C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.1% green and 4.7% blue (46, 41, 12).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 59% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 74% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#2E290C color codes

HEX	`#2E290C`
RGB	`rgb(46, 41, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 59%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 74%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 74%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.47, -2.24, 18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.47, 19, 96.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.986, 2.193, 0.666)`
Decimal	`3025164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E290C, 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 #2E290C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E290C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2E290C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e290c; }
.text { color: #2e290c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e290c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 41 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e290c, #222e0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E290C?: #2E290C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E290C?: The RGB value is 46, 41, 12: 46 red, 41 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E290C?: The complementary color is #0C112E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E290C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.