What color is #2E2A09?

#2E2A09 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 #2E2A09?

The RGB value is 46, 42, 9: 46 red, 42 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2A09?

The complementary color is #090D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2A09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2A09 color

#2E2A09 rgb(46, 42, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #2E2A09 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.5% green and 3.5% blue (46, 42, 9).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 67% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 80% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#2E2A09 color codes

HEX	`#2E2A09`
RGB	`rgb(46, 42, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 67%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 80%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 80%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.78, -3.16, 20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.78, 20.76, 98.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.004, 2.257, 0.588)`
Decimal	`3025417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2A09, 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 #2E2A09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2A09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #2E2A09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2a09; }
.text { color: #2e2a09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2a09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 42 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2a09, #1f2e09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #2E2A09?: #2E2A09 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 #2E2A09?: The RGB value is 46, 42, 9: 46 red, 42 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2A09?: The complementary color is #090D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2A09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.